Capital markets

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

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.

The company was able release credit reserves because of actual and forecasted prices that boosted net income, CEO Priscilla Almodovar said.

The government-sponsored enterprise financed 955,000 mortgages last year, down from the 1.8 million loans it backed in 2022.

But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conducted no private-market sales of nonperforming loans early last year as adjustments were made to the program.

Interest rate-related developments have reportedly created an environment where more mortgage firms are interested in selling and investors are eager to buy.