Mortgages

The second-lien loans face low recovery post-default, especially if home prices drop.

But the Federal Housing Administration program was the only mortgage loan type to gain market share month-to-month as measured by rate lock percentage.

The company's closure comes in a year when it touted successful capital investments but also faced growing legal scrutiny.

The share of underwater mortgages also grew for the first time in almost two years during the third quarter, Corelogic found.

The average cost for a loan seller to buy back a mortgage from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for defects is over $32,000, a study from Reggora and Stratmor found.

The group is calling for the Trump administration to preserve certain features if it picks up where it left off and finishes cutting ties to the Treasury.

The latest plans include details on promoting housing development in underserved areas and increasing secondary market access to rural institutions.

For the second time in the past three weeks, the 30-year fixed mortgage moved lower, but investors want clarity about U.S. economic policy, Freddie Mac said.

The deal comes about 18 months after Maritime Partners completed its securitization of Jones Act shipping business revenue, raising $235.3 million.

Government securitization guarantor Ginnie Mae got the terms for the popular HMBS 2.0 program across the finish line ahead of a major change in federal leadership.