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In its initial message to the new head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, the Community Home Lenders Association reiterated its call to require depository loan officers to be licensed.

Auto loan delinquencies and defaults had performed well thanks to federal intervention. Analysts expect them to return to historic levels, and then stabilize.

Both third-party lenders will purchase conforming loans with balances of $625,000 — 14% higher than the current limit — in anticipation of regulators' action.

Although over 1.5 million forborne borrowers remain, a fifth could exit their plan in the next week, according to Black Knight.

BDS 2021-FL9 is allowed to be fully collateralized by multifamily or manufactured housing properties, although it has concentration limits on other property types.

Based in Philadelphia, Mazzeo advises a range of client types on securitizations, and guides private equity and hedge fund managers through structured transactions.

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.