Capital markets

First Foundation in Dallas recently got a $228 million capital injection led by Fortress Investment Group. Now it's announced plans to pivot away from its heavy focus on multifamily loans, which lost value as interest rates rose.

The proposal would add reforms aimed at broadly prioritizing owner-occupant access and end the "test" or "demonstration" mode these sales have been in since 2002.

A Rocket Mortgage securitization is the first private investor deal with a high share of e-notes, and the company is considering use with another loan product type.

Finance of America has $350 million of notes coming due next year and wants to trade them for $200 million of secured debt coming due in 2026 and $150 million maturing in 2029.

New York Mortgage Trust's 9.125% notes due 2029 may help fund new purchases of mortgages and securitizations in the private or agency markets.

But those in opposition are still giving the agency props for how it carried out the new product approval process for the first time.

Home price appreciation and favorable economic factors have led to consistent loan performance, but prepayments are increasing with an uptick in housing turnover, according to Morningstar DBRS.

The move allows Freddie Mac to start purchasing certain second lien mortgages, but establishes limits on how much volume it can do.

If approved by the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the program will not lead to large amounts of home equity being extracted, nor is it mission creep, wrote Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George.

Stakeholders are watching carefully as the 2023 crisis and a capital proposal increase banker wariness of mortgage assets, speakers at Invisso's MBS Forum said.

Institutions and their investors are facing pressure from climate activists, cautiously awaiting interest rate cuts and adjusting to new Federal Reserve and FDIC policies.

McCargo stabilized the agency at a crucial time as she helped navigate it through both a pandemic and subsequent dramatic interest-rate cycle change.

The venture, dubbed Sculptor Loan Financing Partners, will manage investments in the equity tranches of Sculptor's own CLOs in the U.S. and Europe.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development agency warned in an online notice that issuers with prepayments exceeding certain limits could face sanctions.

KBRA recently assigned low-end investment grade designations to Freedom Mortgage and Pennymac transactions that involve interests in Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights.

Audited financials, proof of fidelity bonds and errors and omissions insurance must be provided on Ginnie Mae Central after May 13.

Former Trump administration officials Steven Mnuchin and Joseph Otting are headlining an investment group that's seeking to rescue the troubled Long Island lender. Otting is expected to serve as CEO, and Mnuchin will have a board seat.

Basel Endgame rules will dramatically boost the capital provisions banks have to set aside to backstop lending, with the burden falling most heavily on big money center banks.

Contenders see plenty of room for the market of EFTS investing in CLOs to grow. The question is if they can potentially usurp some of banks' dominance in AAA-tranche investing.

The changes made to the schedule of bringing advanced credit metrics to major mortgage investors Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac affect bi-merged reports and Vantagescore 4.0's implementation.