The continued turnaround of hotels added to another decline for U.S. CMBS delinquencies, according to the latest index results from Fitch Ratings.

The final quarter of 2011 got underway with the return of the Fed which began reinvesting its paydowns from Agency MBS and debentures back into the MBS sector.

Equifax Inc has launched a borrower misrepresentation solution for hidden debt and an insurance program that protects lenders against losses often stemming from mortgage repurchase requirements through Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Fearing that banks might get off too easy in the multi-state mortgage settlement talks, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is preparing to file lawsuits against the nation's largest servicers for wrongfully foreclosing on customers.

The European Covered Bond Council (ECBC) launched its Label Initiative, which will highlights the value and quality of covered bonds for investors.

An enhanced version of the ratings rule 17g-5 would provide additional benefits that would reduce both issuer conflict of interest and the concept of ratings shopping.

The Association for Financial Markets in Europe and the European Securitization Forum along with Information Management Network announced today that the Global ABS conference will return to Brussels next year.

The sputtering U.S. housing market will result in more prime borrowers being pushed further underwater on their mortgages, according to Fitch Ratings in a new report.

Three quarters of commercial real estate executives surveyed by KMPG LLC said distressed real estate would have an impact on their investment strategies over the next 12 months.

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D., Md., ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, and other members of Congress are set to meet with GSE regulator Ed DeMarco Thursday afternoon to discuss President Obama's yet-to-be released refinancing plan.

Former JP Morgan head of counterparty credit risk modeling, Dmitry Pugachevsky has joined Quantifi as research director.