While PLS loans still represent a sliver of the overall mortgage market and are nowhere near the $1 trillion level seen before the Great Recession, issuance jumped markedly this year.

More for-sale homes hit the market than at any point this year but a turning point may lie ahead, according to Realtor.com.

Taper announcement, slowing COVID cases help remove downward pressure, leading to increases across all loan-term types.

While the collateral is high quality, analysts raised concerns about a number of key parties that they feel lack robust securitization experience and financial strength.

The home price increases and the ongoing inventory shortage made buying conditions difficult and many think it’s only getting more challenging, according to RealtyTrac.

Criticism from banking and other business groups of Saule Omarova’s candidacy could make it difficult for moderate Democrats to support President Biden's pick to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

CIM is secured by home loans making the most of second chances, and borrowers retaining their homes throughout several economic dips.

Many banks are still making loans tied to the scandal-plagued benchmark despite years of preparation for its demise. The end of 2021 could prove hectic as bankers scramble to implement changes and explain them to commercial borrowers.

It’s in the modeling and the long-term benefits, a cross-section of executive tells virtual crowd at Moody’s ‘Road to COP26’ event.

Conforming single-family homes, 65.3%, comprise most of the portfolio, and none of the borrowers in the portfolio had availed themselves of COVID-19 related forbearance.

Using data aggregation subsidiary Finicity, the card network will allow its bank and credit union partners to offer installment loans directly to consumers, who can repay from checking and savings accounts.

The proposal calls for a 20-year mortgage with Ginnie Mae and Treasury participation, but critics suggest that other measures would be more effective in bridging the gap in home equity.