From affordable housing policy to GSE conservatorship, the next president will wield a heavy influence on mortgage and housing policies.

But several still remain on watch for potential downgrades as the ratings agency assesses the near-term impact on marketplace lenders as federal support for consumers could be nearing an end.

The coronavirus relief law allows forbearance plans for up to a year on federally backed mortgages, but House Democrats say homeowners have had difficulty getting relief.

The Detroit lender disclosed that the consumer bureau had sent a civil investigative demand to Rocket Homes Real Estate for potential violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.

The student-loan servicer is marketing bonds secured by refinance originations of its Earnest subsidiary targeting borrowers in advanced-degree professions.

Navistar Financial, a subsidiary of the truck and engine manufacturer, is marketing a new $300 million series of notes from its master trust financing the inventory of 187 dealers in its network.

Strong growth in refinance volume following several weeks of so-so activity drove a 5.1% week-to-week increase in mortgage applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

A recent ruling declaring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure unconstitutional signaled that a similar outcome awaits the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But the FHFA will argue in a new case that it does not deserve the same fate.

Bankers Healthcare Group, affiliated with Pinnacle Financial, is launching into securitization to branch out from its primary strategy of selling its medical-professional loans to community banks.

The council created by the Dodd-Frank Act to identify systemic risks launched a review of the market as part of an activities-based approach that shifts focus away from targeting individual firms.

Bankers had asserted in April that they could handle a slump in oil prices tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Continued volatility, combined with declining collateral values and a rise in bankruptcies for exploration companies, is denting their confidence.

The trustee is piloting a distributed-ledger program that can automate much of the interaction between originators, servicers and MBS investors.