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The loans were underwritten primarily to full documentation standards, including one to two years of W-2 verification, or two years of personal and business tax returns for self-employed borrowers.

The Fed, European Central Bank and the Bank of England all held rates this week as policymakers grapple with the uncertain outlook for inflation and growth arising from the conflict in the Middle East.

The deal has a three-month prefunding period, which begins on its expected April 2 closing date, and assets transferred into the pool will be subject to concentration limits.

A first look at the capital plan suggests it moves the real estate finance industry closer to changes it lobbied for, but the devil may be in the details.

Regardless of whether a trigger is in place, A-1FCF will always receive principal first until that balance is reduced to zero, and then to A-1LCF until it is fully paid off.

For the second week in a row, the 30-year fixed increased by 11 basis points, Freddie Mac found, a result of reaction to oil price hikes from the Iran conflict.

Yields in Europe and the US climbed across maturities, with those on two-year US Treasuries — especially sensitive to expectations for Fed policy — higher by 11 basis points to 3.89%.

Federal regulators issued proposals Thursday to implement the final elements of the Basel III accords, adjust the global systemically important bank surcharge and implement standardized approaches for risk-weighted assets. The changes would reduce capital requirements for banks of all sizes affected by the rules.

Slated to close on March 24, the deal is Capteris' second 144A term securitization and has a stressed cumulative net loss rates ranging from 25.14% to 7.75%.

The delay in its shareholder meeting to approve the sale to UWM Holdings could put Two Harbors back in play, but will it get the same price from another buyer?