Coronavirus

The COVID-19 pandemic’s longer-term impact on residential mortgage-backed securities remains uncertain, but for now DBRS Morningstar’s outlook for the residential property assessed clean energy asset-backed securities sector remains stable.

For banks with assets between $10 billion and $100 billion, the average exposure is 165% of capital.

A new CFPB rule will expedite the forbearance and loss-mitigation process for consumers suffering financial hardship from the pandemic.

Activity in the Paycheck Protection Program has waned, but some argue that many small businesses, especially those owned by minorities, will miss out if the June 30 application deadline isn't extended.

Compared with the week prior, approximately 57,000 fewer loans from all investor types were forborne.

Potential sales last month rose compared with April as homes became more affordable due to low mortgage rates.

The inability of Democrats and Republicans to agree on a chairperson and lack of sufficient personnel have made it harder for the commission to do its job — hold Treasury and the Fed accountable for implementing the coronavirus relief law, observers say.

The FHFA and FHA both announced for the second time that they were delaying the freeze to protect borrowers and renters during the coronavirus pandemic.

The availability of some loans used to build homes dried up due to the coronavirus. Opening up the economy may help if it doesn't lead to a spike in infections, and if consumer demand persists.

The Fed chairman updated senators about the agency's new credit facility for midsize firms struggling in the pandemic. He also left open the possibility of additional stress tests to gauge the industry’s coronavirus response.