The Elections 2020 panel focused on topics such as the long-shot proposal for a wealth or transaction tax on Wall Street, as well regulatory changes that Sanders or another Democratic candidate's administration could enact affecting housing reform or banking oversight.
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The pandemic has upended staffing plans, sparked concerns about servicers’ capacity to handle the expected crush of missed payments, and even raised questions about their ability to stay afloat.
March 17
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Sens. Sherrod Brown and Elizabeth Warren criticized Director Kathy Kraninger for not issuing any public enforcement actions against auto lenders during her tenure.
March 17
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The central bank said it was establishing the Commercial Paper Funding Facility to "support the flow of credit to households and businesses."
March 17
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With small businesses feeling the financial scourge of the coronavirus, bridge loans could be the direction they turn to keep things afloat.
March 17
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A large percentage of Institutional investors lack confidence in the U.S. government’s ability to contain and eradicate the coronavirus outbreak. But few have plans to pull capital out of specific geographic regions due to the pandemic.
March 17
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Add continued growth in commercial and multifamily mortgage debt outstanding to the list of things that the economic fallout from the coronavirus might affect.
March 16
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The coronavirus card will include real-time updates from the Centers for Disease Control regarding support and testing.
March 16
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KKR is tapping the commercial mortgage securities market to finance a new loan secured by a portfolio of 71 industrial “last-mile” logistics properties owned by the investment firm in seven states.
March 16
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Lenders are rallying around a bill from Sen. Rubio that would give them access to another $50 billion under the 7(a) program. It could face obstacles in the House, where a bill favors direct lending by the Small Business Administration.
March 16
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The actions include cutting the federal funds rate to between 0% and 0.25% and other steps to ease economic stress from the spread of the coronavirus.
March 15
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Increased refinancing volume led Fannie Mae to raise its 2020 estimate by $300 billion and 2021 projection by $280 billion.
March 12
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Not so long after Treasury bond yields experienced an unprecedented drop, the average 30-year mortgage rate rose, reflecting volatility related to the coronavirus as well as capacity issues on multiple levels.
March 12
