While August's views on buying conditions and rates increased over July, the other components in Fannie Mae's sentiment index all declined, driving it lower.
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The deal features a full turbo amortization structure, where all collections will be applied to amortize the bond principal. No cash will be paid to the sponsor until the bonds are paid in full.
September 8
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Black homeownership fell to 43.9% this summer, its lowest since 2021, as rising unemployment and federal layoffs widened housing gaps across demographics.
September 8
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White House National Economic Council NEC Director Kevin Hassett endorsed insulating the Fed from political pressure but echoed Trump allies' calls for reevaluating its mission.
September 8
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released a packed agenda centered on rewriting rules ranging from small business lending to open banking while rescinding several rules finalized under the Biden Administration last year.
September 5
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The assets' legal isolation means that the NCUA exercising its powers in a way that would reduce payments to the notes is a remote possibility.
September 5
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Stephen Miran will take unpaid leave from and might seek to return to President Trump's Council of Economic Advisers, he said, raising conflict of interest questions in his nomination hearing for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board.
September 4
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The 30-year conforming fixed rate mortgage ended this week at its lowest since last Oct. 17, helped by bond traders pricing in a reduction in short-term rates.
September 4
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About 73.9% of the underlying mortgages were underwritten through debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and 12- to 23 months of profit and loss and bank statements.
September 4
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As Washington weighs a national housing emergency, U.S. homeownership has slipped year-over-year, according to Redfin.
September 3
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The deal will issue class A through class G certificates through a structure of eight tranches, which includes a payment-in-kind feature for the class E, F1, F2 and G certificates.
September 3
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Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto G. Musalem said central bank autonomy leads to lower inflation and stable employment numbers. His comments come amid the Trump administration's attempt to remove a Fed board member for cause.
September 3
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A pickup in refinances was offset by the first pullback in purchases in four weeks in the run-up to Labor Day, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
September 3
