Loan limits for most mortgages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy will exceed $500,000 for the first time ever next year, and the maximum for most high-cost areas will be $765,000.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a busy policy agenda heading into the new year, as well as strong external forces that are beyond its control.
December 23 -
The board- and management-level handing of CRE concentration was the chief concern of FDIC examiners, making up more than 56% of all the supervisory recommendations regulators made in the two-year period.
December 23 -
The inaugural securitization for the Los Angeles-based lender will include $34.86 million in Class A notes, with an initial BBB rating from S&P Global Ratings.
December 23 -
Just in time for the New Year, Dick Clark Productions is returning with a $530M securitization of fees and revenues backed by its five core television broadcasts, including "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve."
December 23 -
PE firms have made investments in only seven banks in 2019, compared with 21 last year. Here's what's driving the slowdown.
December 22
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DBRS Morningstar's presale report raises concerns that the securitized loan for Onni Group's Wilshire Courtyard faces considerable risks from the business volatility of its largest tenant.
December 20 -
In October, U.S. District Judge Victor Marrero ruled against the OCC in a case brought by the New York State Department of Financial Services.
December 19 -
With housing projected to grow hand-in-hand with the economy, Fannie Mae boosted its single-family mortgage origination outlook for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
December 19 -
The $458.87 million HalseyPoint CLO1, via JPMorgan, is the first deal by the firm that was launched in May 2018 by two former Columbia Asset Management portfolio managers.
December 18 -
The two Democrats sent a letter “raising grave concerns about whether the bureau is fulfilling its statutory obligations.”
December 18 -
Fitch has assigned an A rating to the investment backed by a pool of consumer device payment plan agreements with AT&T Mobility.
December 18 -
Fitch may use a new Structured Finance Association framework aimed at prioritizing only riskier TRID errors to assign grades to loans sold into residential mortgage-backed securities, reducing rating-related compliance burdens.
December 18