HousingWire, Mar. 8, 2016–Olson, Scott
No one should be misled by the lack of comprehensive congressional action into thinking that GSE reform is on hold. Fundamental reforms already have or are now taking place–reforms that reduce risk, protect taxpayers and build on lessons we learned from the 2008 crisis.
National Mortgage News, Mar. 9, 2016–Karen, Ari
New products and technology can help assure lenders that borrowers better understand their options and participate in lending decisions in real time during the origination process, and track and record those efforts for later use.
Wall Street Journal, Mar. 9, 2016–Rexrode, Christina; Glazer, Emily
Of $109.96 billion of federal fines related to the housing crisis since 2010, roughly $50 billion ended up with the U.S. government with little disclosure of what happened next.
HousingWire, Mar. 9, 2016–Swanson, Brena
The private-label securities market stands nowhere close to where it used to over the past eight years. The Urban Institute addresses in a blog what’s going on in the PLS market, along with the areas that need still need a lot of groundwork in order to revive the market.
Retuers, Mar. 10, 2016–Mukherjee, Aurindom
California’s public pension system, Calpers, said it reached a $130 million settlement with Moody’s and Moody’s Investors’ Service to resolve a case involving inflated grades of residential mortgage deals that later faltered.
HousingWire, Mar. 9, 2016–Thompson, Kelsey
Primary new mortgage insurance grew 5.5% from last year, inching up from $165.8 billion to $174.9 billion, MGIC Investment’s February operational summery of its insurance subsidiaries for its primary mortgage insurance reported.
National Mortgage News, Mar. 9, 2016–Peters, Andy
Radian Group named Jeff Tennyson interim president for its Clayton Holdings unit after its previous president quit.
Bloomberg, Mar. 10, 2016
With U.S. mortgage rates near their lowest level since April and showing signs of falling further, some lenders are preparing for another refinancing wave, an unexpected development after the Federal Reserve began hiking short-term interest rates in December.
Wall Street Journal, Mar. 10, 2016–Rexrode, Christina; Glazer, Emily
Billions of dollars from bank settlements are going to homeowners–but the path to get it into their hands can be complicated.
Wall Street Journal, Mar. 10, 2016–Martin, Timothy W.
S&P, Moody’s and Fitch issue more than 95% of global bond ratings, and profits are nearing record highs.
