What areas out of a class of 24 single-family rental securitizations performed well in March?
Read More »Digging Deeper into GSE Mortgage Portfolios
The GSEs’ mortgage portfolios are being reduced at a rapid rate with the impending total loss of their capital buffer. What does this mean for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in terms of a financial bailout?
Read More »It’s Not Just the GOP Trying to Roll Back Dodd-Frank
Lawmakers’ efforts to chip away at the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act have come almost exclusively from the Republican side of the aisle—until now.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Monday 5/2/2016
Mortgage interest rates have fallen by approximately 35 basis points since the start of 2016, according to Black Knight's latest Mortgage Monitor report. But borrowers are not able ...
Read More »Ocwen Receives Mixed Review from Monitor
An independent monitor for the National Mortgage Settlement reported that Ocwen has fulfilled its consumer relief obligation under the NMS. But the news wasn't all good.
Read More »Homeownership Rate Drops, But Not For Everyone
The nationwide homeownership rate in Q1 fell back to near the five-decade low from last year. But for one particular demographic, the rate is on the way up.
Read More »Is Another Recession on the Horizon?
While nearly everyone was expecting weak GDP growth for the first quarter, the advance estimate reported weaker growth than what was expected.
Read More »Coalition to CFPB: Strengthen Arbitration Clause Ban
A coalition consisting of more than 160 labor unions, civil rights groups, and other advocates has written a letter to CFPB Director Richard Cordray calling for the Bureau to go take its proposed rule to ban arbitration clauses that prevent consumers from bringing class-action lawsuits even further.
Read More »The MReport Webcast: Friday 4/29/2016
The first quarter of 2016 has not been kind to the profits of banks and investment banking firms, as evidenced by the substantial year-over-year declines most of them ...
Read More »Get Ready, TRID Could Become Less of a Burden Soon
Recognizing the “operational challenges” the industry is experiencing with TRID, Cordray said in a letter that the Bureau is considering making some “adjustments” in the regulation text to provide greater certainty and clarity.
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