A surge in companies filing for 'real estate investment trust' status may lead to added scrutiny over which companies should qualify, analysts claim.

Nonetheless, REITs continue to be an attractive investment opportunity due to high performing dividend yields and today's low interest rate...

A shareholder proposal to split the roles of chairman and CEO at mega bank JPMorgan Chase was defeated Tuesday, allowing Jamie Dimon to hold on to both his titles.

The vote to split the chairman and CEO roles received only 32.2% support, resulting in a conquered proposal...

The lull in April’s volatility proved to be the calm before the storm, particularly in agency mortgage-backed securities, analysts suggested.

Thus, investors should take advantage of the agency MBS weakness, but remain cautious on derivatives and specified where housing strength and...

All the buzz on Capitol Hill is trying to find various outlets to bring private capital back into the mortgage market that benefits both taxpayers and consumers.

One way to entice investors back into the market would be for the Federal Housing Finance Agency to require...

With settlements on representation and warranty violations in private-label residential mortgage-backed securitizations beginning to pick up momentum, investors are becoming more comfortable with pricing the potential recovery cash flow from a settlement or loan repurchase.

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With inflation rates lingering just below 2% and unemployment still far away from the 6.5% goal, the Federal Reserve is set on buying more agency mortgage-backed securities and Treasurys past market projections, analysts claim.

However, when the time comes to begin...

The Federal Housing Finance Agency plans to sell 5% of the illiquid portion of its retained portfolio assets by the end of the year,...