HUD announces planned updates to its handbook for the management of multifamily affordable homes; VA announces revised release date for its Loan Guaranty Service Program Participant Management System; Ginnie introduces new monthly disclosure on rural loans in MBS.

The Blackstone Group wants to make its mark in the non-QM arena and has hired away an executive from Annaly’s Onslow Bay unit.

FHA lenders said the proposed rule would raise the cost of multifamily construction lending.

Issuance of non-agency MBS backed by scratch-and-dent mortgages to date this year has surpassed issuance through all of 2023.

Morningstar plans to create the first ratings criteria specifically for securitization of loans for home improvement projects.

While impairments initially rise following a hurricane, borrowers with loans in ABS typically get back on track, according to dv01.

With originations increasing, should mortgage lenders add workers or get by with what they have and pay overtime? Mortgage-banking employment is actually down compared to January.

Interest rates on mortgages increased in the past week even though the Fed is on a path to cut rates further. The movements are a reminder that mortgage interest rates don’t necessarily move in tandem with the Fed.

Deputy Secretary of Treasury Wally Adeyemo hinted that the government might reduce its support of the FHLBanks if they don’t put more funds toward affordable housing.

FHFA’s watchdog highlights multifamily risk at the GSEs and FHLBank exposure to failing members as key agency hurdles.