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The 30-year fixed fell to 6.37% after a two-week ceasefire tempered war-driven volatility, but economists warn the spring housing market faces continued turbulence.

The Mortgage Bankers Association found gains in March for conforming, jumbo and government-sponsored loan indices for the third consecutive month.

Oil remained lower by more than 10%, but the benchmark two-year Treasury note, erased its gain for the day, to yield about 3.79%.

The public and large institution segment make up 89.7% of obligors, up from the 87.7% seen in DEFT 2025-2, an increase that was driven largely by an increase in the large enterprise institution segment.

American Banker data found that those who upped artificial intelligence spending by more than 25% in the last year saw major improvements in employee output.

A new Basel III proposal offers mixed results for warehouse lending, with some risk-weight relief for banks but tougher terms that could crimp credit availability for nonbank mortgage lenders.

It has since drawn a new $2.25 billion 364-day term loan and upsized another securitization facility from $1.25 billion to $1.75 billion.

The proceeds from PAID 2026-R2 will fund a purchase account, which will purchase unsecured consumer loans from PAID 2024-2 and 2024-3.

Washington State charged Newrez after a consumer investigation, with the notice following recent enforcement action against Luminate Home Loans.

Treasuries and gilts especially reflect unrealistic expectations that inflationary pressures will goad central banks into another 2022-style rate-hiking cycle.

Loans with original terms longer than 60 months now represent 71.7% of the pool, up from 70.4% in the prior deal.

The latest government-sponsored enterprise changes include a more flexible sampling and a longer maximum term for some manufactured housing loans, respectively.

Loans with original balances higher than $100,000 accounted for 16.1% of the pool, down from 20.3% in the 2025-2 pool of the Hilton Grand Vacations Trust.

Interest-rate swaps showed traders wiped out what little remained of their wagers on Fed easing after unexpectedly strong US labor market data were released Friday.

Losses stemming from the 2022 vintage have been offset by excess spread, while cure and roll rates signal caution.

United Wholesale Mortgage lost ground to RKT in one category but held onto a healthy lead in another, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data shows.

All 244 underlying loans initially had a period of fixed rates between 60 and 120 months at origination and are currently ARMs, although none are interest-only.

The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.

Concerns that inflation pressures will intensify drove the biggest monthly increase in 10-year Treasury yields in March since late 2024.

Banks have a lot to celebrate in the operational risk framework, but advocates warn it cuts capital too far.

The Department of Justice is seeking court approval to immediately fire more than 600 employees, slashing the CFPB's workforce by 53%.

Banks have latched onto risk transfers in record numbers to gain regulatory relief that paved the way for new lending, acquisitions or shareholder payouts.

The deal increased its initial credit enhancement levels across the board, with the A-, BBB and BB- notes benefiting from levels of 21.89%, 1.89% and 5.74%, respectively.

Loans originated under Sallie Mae's Smart Option loan program, which have demonstrated significantly lower default rates compared with those from the Signature program, make up the entire collateral pool.

Full documentation was completed on just 17.9% of the pool, Fitch said, while bank statements and debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) account for 17.6% and 28.0%, respectively.