Mortgage bankers issued almost $37 billion of Ginnie Mae MBS in October, a 6% decline from the month prior.

Retailers that are major CMBS tenants have posted mixed results.Online retailing continues to accelerate and it’s causing a shift in the business models of retailers and by extension; it’s also causing a shift in the business models of landlords that provide space to retailers.

UBS claims that the FHFA waited too long to file suits that charged it and other underwriters with misconduct in the sale of RMBS.

Former S&P chief credit officer Mark Adelson has joined BondFactor as the firm's chief strategy officer. Today is Adelson's first day.

President Barrack Obama has designated SEC member Elisse Walter as the next SEC chair, the White House announced Monday.

Cole Taylor Mortgage is seeking out MSRs packages in the range of $200 million to $500 million.

Deals from Sallie Mae and American Credit Acceptance are filling the ABS pipeline this week.

Kroll has assigned preliminary ratings to BAMLL 2012-PARK, a $300 million CMBS single borrower offering.

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act is slated to expire at the end of the year unless Congress passes a bill to continue it in the next few weeks.

The annual FHA actuarial report showed that loans originated after fiscal-year 2009 downward will perform much better and generate needed revenue for the agency's mortgage insurance fund.

The expected growth will be driven by rising auto and credit card supply, JPMorgan analysts said in a report released last week.

Slated for December issuance, a mortgage covered bond from Russia’s DeltaCredit Bank is being shopped to both local and foreign investors.