A government-sponsored enterprise stock offering appears to still be in the works with care being taken not to adversely influence mortgage-backed securities trading as momentum builds to use their portfolios to that end. Processing Content “It’s not off the table. We’re working on it very deliberately,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Fox Business News’ Maria […]
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Milliman has acquired Morvest Capital, expanding the global consulting and actuarial firm’s reach in a specialized corner of the housing finance market. The company is adding a mortgage servicing rights analytics and risk-management provider through the transaction. Milliman did not disclose terms in its announcement. “This acquisition accelerates our growth in the mortgage sector and
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Even as the regulator for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac floats new product ideas, the enterprises’ overall footprint has stayed fairly steady. Still, some experts think more shifts could be ahead as they move closer to a public offering. As is the case with many aspects of their business, a balance will need to be
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Bill Pulte, the director of the oversight agency setting policy for the government-sponsored enterprises, has pressed Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to do more to lower mortgage rates but the GSEs themselves also have a hand in loan pricing that reform could impact. A Fannie Mae study notes that while the 10-year treasury yield, which
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Cassandra Seier, head of International Capital Markets for the New York Stock Exchange, died over the weekend of November 22. “We are devastated by the news that our colleague Cassanda Seier passed away over the weekend,” an NYSE spokesperson told American Banker in a statement. The statement did not disclose the exact date or cause
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Hedge fund manager, billionaire and legacy government-sponsored enterprise investor Bill Ackman is pushing his plan for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in response to officials’ call for input. Ackman, who previously has suggested that the GSEs be merged, backed off that concept in a live broadcast and subsequent Q&A in an X space Tuesday morning
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The Structured Finance Association is joining Rep. Scott Fitzgerald, R-Wis., and others as support builds for the SEC to take another look at a rule that could reshape the mortgage securities market. The SEC has requested comment on the Reg AB II rule that’s generally shut private-label residential mortgage-backed securities issuers out of the public
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Reverse mortgage company Finance of America’s continuing operations took a net loss on a one-time adjustment in the third quarter, but it was profitable on that basis for the year-to-date, unaudited interim results show. The company reported a $29 million in net loss from continuing operations during the third quarter due to home price model
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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors. A coalition of real estate and banking groups, including the Community Home Lenders of America, the Independent Community Bankers of America, and the National Association of Realtors, wants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to buy conventional mortgage-backed securities to help the mortgage
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As thousands of borrowers potentially face job interruption resulting from the government shutdown that’s disrupted some loans, the housing finance industry is working to identify the right messaging and resources to keep payments and originations on track. With a Congressional Budget Office report pegging the number of jobs impacted at 750,000, mortgage businesses are offering
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