The agency is sending a strong message that it won’t rush to end an exemption for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac while also signaling longer-term changes that will affect all lenders.
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Freddie Mac saw a decline in net profit in 2019 due to decreased interest rate income, lower amortization revenue and risk-reducing investment costs, but its consecutive-quarter results improved.
February 13
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Fannie Mae identified the adoption of hedge accounting and regular issuance of multifamily Connecticut Avenue Securities deals as among strategies it could continue to pursue while navigating regulatory uncertainties and change.
February 13
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Five MBS pools of predominantly non-QM mortgages have been launched into the market by originators and loan aggregators, according to ratings agency presale reports published since Monday.
February 13
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Both Democrats and Republicans aired concerns about controversial statements made by Judy Shelton on monetary policy, deposit insurance and other issues, raising doubts about her confirmation.
February 13
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CBAM Partners co-founder Don Young retells the firm's fast rise into one of the larger CLO managers, and discusses the state of the market.
February 12
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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told senators that the central bank is willing to explore a credit-sensitive interest benchmark in addition to the secured overnight financing rate, which some banks say could cause problems during economic stress.
February 12
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Regulators are alarmed about banks' rising exposure to high-risk corporate credits and want more data on how they would perform in a recession.
February 11
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Total Engine Asset Management, or TEAM, is sponsoring an ABS totaling $$256.98 million backed by leases and asset values of 30 engines on lease (or contracted to lease) to 13 airlines in 11 countries.
February 11
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The bank priced $1 billion in new fixed-rate Class A notes from its Chase Issuance Trust platform.
February 10 - LIBOR
The government-sponsored enterprises’ plan to cease accepting loans pegged to the London interbank offered rate a year ahead of its scheduled expiration is expected to hasten action in securitized markets.
February 10
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Consumer sentiment about purchasing a home nears its record high as almost half of those surveyed said mortgage rates will stay at the current low levels, according to Fannie Mae.
February 10
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The Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2020-REV1 transaction is Ford’s 12th under its platform that permits revolving assets during the pre-amortization period of the transaction.
February 10
