Purchase and refinance mortgages continued their slide as total origination volume was $475.5 billion during the final months of 2022, down 56% from the end of 2021.

The government-sponsored enterprises will likely have their mainstay bonds exempted from the potential securitization-related rule, but their credit-risk transfers could be subject to it, some experts say.

SEMT 2023-2 shifted some of its underwriting from traditional full documentation to agency underwriting, with the latter accounting for 14.1% of the pool balance.

As of December 2022, improvements contributed about $15.4 million in incremental rental income, plus more than $310 million of additional sales volume.

Some 69.1% of the underlying mortgages are closed-end second (CES), fixed-rate residential mortgage loans, while 30.9% are HELOC, adjustable-rate loans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning that excessive fees can chip away at the cash sent to the most vulnerable consumers who opt to receive Social Security and other public benefits via prepaid cards.

A week after it dropped to a 28-year low, purchase activity decreased again by over 5%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Banks reported record growth in net interest margins in 2022, but net income still fell, and the industry "continues to face significant downside risks" from inflation and other factors, Martin Gruenberg says.

Financial terms were undisclosed for the most recent acquisition.

The notes will be issued from a multi-tier debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and a payment-in-kind (PIK) feature for class E-1, class E-2 and class F notes.

The online lending marketplace is teaming up with Upgrade on a card that operates like a fixed-rate loan, in a move to turn around multiple quarters of disappointing financial results.

The unguaranteed loans are secured by one or more first-lien commercial real estate loans. The notes have a break-even default rate cushion of 2.39%.