Consumer sentiment about purchasing a home nears its record high as almost half of those surveyed said mortgage rates will stay at the current low levels, according to Fannie Mae.
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In announcing the central bank’s emergency rate cut, Chairman Jerome Powell warned that the Fed can only do so much.
March 3
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The court’s liberal bloc and Chief Justice John Roberts, who holds a crucial swing vote, appeared reluctant to remove a contentious provision that limits a president’s ability to fire a sitting director of the bureau.
March 3
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Ample access to cash and debt, along with strong diversification strategies built into investment portfolios, will help asset managers and junk-rated corporate borrowers absorb any near-term substantial economic headwinds, according to Fitch Ratings.
March 3
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Any impact from the coronavirus outbreak on commercial and multifamily loan delinquencies won't be known for some time, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
March 3
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Even with the global-trade wars’ ongoing financial pressure on the U.S. agricultural industry, John Deere Capital Corp. has yet to see serious signs of distress from borrowers who’ve financed farm equipment through the Deere & Co. lending unit.
March 3
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The Federal Reserve has voted unanimously to cut the interest rate 50 basis points to 1.10% effective March 4, in the first emergency rate cut since 2008.
March 3
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The properties have a combined broker-price opinion value of $530.7 million, which is a 27.4% increase for the properties in their original respective securitizations in 2015 and 2016.
March 3
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Veros Credit received an AA rating in its 2018-1 transaction, which featured lower loan-to-value ratios and average account balances in the pool.
March 3
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John Roberts could play a familiar role as the swing vote in determining whether the Supreme Court curbs the consumer bureau’s power.
March 2
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ALM 2020 includes a $1.375 billion Class A1 series of notes that have a three-month Libor spread of 108 basis points, well within the average primary AAA spread of 133 basis points over Libor.
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An effort by the Federal Housing Finance Agency to examine membership rules for the Federal Home Loan Bank System is reigniting an argument over whether to allow more nonbanks in or impose tougher barriers.
March 1
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The Federal Reserve is monitoring the COVID-19 issue and its economic effects, according to a release from the central bank, attributed to Chairman Jerome Powell, released Friday.
February 28
