Investments

June 19, 2013

Shellpoint Partners first RMBS deal carries geographical risk

Specialty finance firm Shellpoint Partners debuted on the...

FOMC carves recovery from bond buying program

The central bank plans to continue purchasing additional agency mortgage-backed securities to nuture the nascent housing recovery while trying to keep unemployment rates down.

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Taxpayers will spend another $27 billion between 2013 and 2022 subsidizing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

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The Ticker

» Home Loan Servicing Solutions raises money to purchase Ocwen mortgage assets

» TPG Capital invests in AV Homes

» Agency MBS yields jump to 14-month high

» Empire State Building gears up for IPO

» Homebuilders and lumber dealers face supply shortage

» Texas homebuyer demographic shifts from singles to marrieds

» Study finds same-sex couples face housing bias

» Sacramento grows mortgage industry jobs

» Servicers foreclosing in Lynn, Mass. face hard-hitting ordinance

» Foreclosure filings plummet, fall 50% in Colorado

Investments News

Father of securitization doubts easy return to private mortgage bonds

Market challenges leave mREITs shaken

Agency MBS hit bumps due to Fed tapering

Congressmen send HUD eminent domain objection letter

Academics push for return to GSE-free mortgage finance

Legacy RMBS improves, even with cash flow problems

Bond investors strategize return to interest rate volatility

Shareholders sue GSEs for conservatorship investment bust

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FHFA tells Congress principal reduction choice is mathematical

"We concluded principal forgiveness results in a lower net present value than principal forbearance," the text continues. So at this point, there are no plans to remodel the Home Affordable Modification Program Principal Reduction Alternative.

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Virtual realty: HousingWire's top 50 real estate tech solutions

HousingWire introduces its inaugural RETech:50 highlighting the accomplishments of 50 technology-driven real estate companies.

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Private-label RMBS trailblazer Redwood Trust sets aggressive issuance pace

by Christina Mlynski

There are only a handful of consistencies investors can rely on in the private-label market these days. Redwood Trust issuing at least one residential mortgage-backed securities deal a month is one.

Commentary

Too big to fail remains issue

by David Altig

As Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has indicated, too-big-to-fail remains a major issue that is not solved, but "there’s a lot of work in train."

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