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The latest acquisition activity points to the importance of decisions lenders make regarding their MSRs in 2026 and some considerations unique to each company.

The deal also includes a 120-day stop advance provision, which prevents it from forwarding any interest and principal on loans that are past 120 days delinquent.

The shift gathered pace at the most recent policy meeting in April, when three voters on the Federal Open Market Committee voted against the decision to hold rates steady.

Warsh takes over at a tense moment for the economy and the central bank. Price pressures have reaccelerated in recent months, driven by the impact of war in the Middle East on energy supplies.

Higher energy and commodity prices are intensifying headline inflation, which means inflation is headed is not headed in the right direction.

Securitization market participants advocate for more inclusive structured credit indices to overcome the limitations of legacy benchmarks.

The transaction's debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) was calculated from a three-month lookback window of cash flows, shorter than the ABS transactions pre-COVID 19.

Lenders pulled back on commercial real estate loans in 2023, as high interest rates put pressure on property values. They're now returning to the sector, and the renewed competition is prompting a pricing war.

The market for so-called collateralized fund obligations could top $30 billion of new volume this year, up 50% from last year.

Lenders at the MBA conference say non-agency is more than just non-QM — and those still treating it as a niche product are falling behind as it becomes a core part of the business.