ICE Introduces U.S. Residential Mortgage Rate Lock Index Futures
Intercontinental Exchange Inc. is launching its first mortgage futures contracts on June 13, 2022, subject to regulatory approval. The two futures contracts will be...
Fannie Mae’s Latest CAS REMIC Deal Priced at $1.2 Billion
Fannie Mae has priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2022-R03, an approximately $1.2 billion note offering that represents Fannie Mae's third CAS REMIC transaction...
Fannie Mae Implements CIRT Transactions on $50 Billion of Single-Family Loans
Fannie Mae has executed its second and third Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transactions of 2022. As part of Fannie Mae's ongoing effort to...
John Hutchison: Creating Meaningful Partnerships Through Due Diligence
PERSON OF THE WEEK: As we continue to move into a purchase money mortgage market, lenders are finding that selling their production into the...
Canopy, Liquid Mortgage Integrate Due Diligence, Digital Asset Solutions
Canopy Financial Technology Partners' due diligence product is being integrated with Liquid Mortgage’s digital asset solution. Once fully integrated, loan investors and securities issuers...
CarVal Investors Launches Mill City Loans Mortgage Conduit
Funds managed by CarVal Investors, a global alternative investment manager, have established Mill City Loans, a mortgage conduit with a focus on building lasting...
Fannie Mae’s First CIRT Transaction of 2022 Covers $26 Billion in Loans
Fannie Mae has executed its first Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction of 2022. CIRT 2022-1 covers $26.1 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB)...
FHFA Amends Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework for GSEs
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has published a final rule that amends the Enterprise Regulatory Capital Framework (ERCF) by refining the prescribed leverage...
Fannie Mae Prices Green Multifamily DUS REMIC as Part of GeMS Program
Fannie Mae has priced a $781 million Green Multifamily DUS REMIC under its Fannie Mae Guaranteed Multifamily Structures (Fannie Mae GeMS) program. FNA 2022-M1G...
Fannie Mae Prices $1.2 Billion CAS REMIC Transaction
Fannie Mae has priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2022-R02, an approximately $1.2 billion note offering that represents Fannie Mae's second CAS REMIC transaction...
loanDepot Closes Securitization of Residential Investment Property Mortgages
loanDepot Inc. has closed Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance 2022-INV1, a $597 million securitization of agency-eligible mortgages secured by residential investment properties, originated through its...
Fannie Mae Prices First CAS REMIC of 2022
Fannie Mae has priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2022-R01, an approximately $1.5 billion note offering that represents Fannie Mae's first CAS REMIC transaction...
FHFA Applying Targeted Increases to Fannie/Freddie Pricing Framework
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is implementing targeted increases to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac upfront fees for certain high-balance loans and second...
Freddie Mac Single-Family CRT Program Will See Increased Volume in 2022
Freddie Mac’s Single-Family credit risk transfer (CRT) program should see issuance volume of at least $25 billion in 2022, according to the company.
The issuances...
Freddie Mac Expands Green Bond Program
Freddie Mac has released its Single-Family Green Bond Framework under its Single-Family Green Bond Program, supporting the company’s commitment to promote environmentally sustainable single-family...
Fannie Mae Wraps Up CAS REMIC Deal
Fannie Mae has priced Connecticut Avenue Securities (CAS) Series 2021-R03, an approximately $909 million note offering that represents Fannie Mae’s third, and last, CAS...
President Biden Nominates Sandra Thompson for FHFA Director Role
President Joe Biden has announced his intent to nominate Sandra L. Thompson to serve as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA).
Thompson has...
Fannie Mae Attains Milestone with Green MBS Issuance
Fannie Mae has completed the issuance of $100 billion of green multifamily mortgage-backed securities (MBS).
For more than 10 years, the company's flagship multifamily green...
loanDepot Closes Residential Investment Property Mortgage Securitization
loanDepot Inc. has closed Mello Mortgage Capital Acceptance 2021-INV4, a $371 million securitization of agency-eligible mortgages secured by residential investment properties, originated through its...
Fannie Mae Completes Final Credit Insurance Risk Transfer Transaction of 2021
Fannie Mae has completed its final Credit Insurance Risk Transfer (CIRT) transaction of 2021. CIRT 2021-2 covers $30.7 billion in unpaid principal balance (UPB)...