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Next year there will be a worsening of covered-bond issuer credit quality and a continued deterioration in the sovereingns' financial condition.

Fannie Mae recently told its seller/servicers that all mortgage insurance rescissions, cancellations and claim denials tied to loans it bought must be reported to the agency immediately.

CRE debt and equity provider CWCapital hired Todd Trehubenko as managing director in multifamily based in its Needham, MA office. The firm is a subsidiary of CW Financial Services.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has relaxed its collateral requirements for repo eligibility in a move that encourages new ABS activity.

Even with the housing market stabilizing and a settlement between megaservicers and state AGs on the horizon, the mortgage industry shouldn't expect an increase in originations next year, according to a new forecast from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW).

Arch Bay Capital, Irvine, Calif., is testing the use of borrower rewards for timely payment, with the aim of driving better performance, refinancing or modifications.

November was the fourth consecutive month of CMBS delinquency decreases, but office properties are still a concern heading into the next year, according to the latest delinquency index results from Fitch Ratings.

The federal government should create an entirely new secondary market agency for "high-quality" private mortgages that would replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.

The MF Global collapse provides an important lesson concerning the effectiveness of the principal or proprietary banking model.