Last month saw purchase rate locks increase by 44%, jumping past the 30% average in February, according to Black Knight's report.

Despite firm objections from structured finance advocates, some institutional investors welcome the additional protection, citing Wall Street's potential conflicts of interest.

Affordability constraints have made borrowers who bought properties within the last 12 months increasingly vulnerable to price declines.

Lenders are bracing for more companies to fall behind on their loan payments. That could create more opportunities for banks to dispose of these nonperforming credits through an Article 9 sale.

The class A-2b tranche can issue floating-rate notes. Should that happen, the YSOA discount rate would step down from 10.30% to 10.05% after the class A-2 notes are paid off.

The world's largest asset manager, often known for its close partnerships with government agencies, will market SVB and Signature Banks' former assets.

Some concerns linger over the sector after Silicon Valley Bank's collapse last month. The most pressing worry now, analysts say, is not whether banks will survive but how much money they'll make in the coming months.

Moody's had lowered the residual value loss a full percentage point, but did not mention whether it would lower the credit loss expectation.

The falloff in government-backed applications outpaced the overall decline, with volume down by over 8%, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

But attorneys for the small Chicago-based mortgage company remained defiant and actually welcomed the Bureau's move.

Executive compensation legislation could be one of the few areas of bipartisan agreement in Congress in the wake of the Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank failures.

Initial hard credit enhancement for the class A notes is lower, at 37.30%, because of lower subordination in the deal.