An MBS stocked solely with home-equity lines of credit; KBRA assigns rating to an $808.2 million CMBS conduit transaction; S&P settles with SEC; a new ETF focused on mortgage assets.

Home price deceleration forced Fannie and Freddie to set aside money for potential losses on the single-family side, while high interest rates are the major risk for multifamily. (Includes data chart.)

Acra Lending will continue to sell its production in whole-loan form, given the dicey nature of securitizations. CEO Keith Lind said he feels fortunate to have a strong parent and “plenty” of liquidity.

New York-based Basis Multifamily Finance becomes the first minority/women-owned business enterprise in Fannie Mae’s Delegated Underwriter and Servicer Program.

Community development financial institutions are exempt from some ability-to-repay rules and can provide up to 40% of their financial services to customers outside their targeted underserved community.

If commercial lending rates stay about where they are now, a quarter of loans that expire within the next year will need to either bring in 50% more income than they are currently or reduce their debt by a third.

With interest rates rising, investors want higher premiums on credit-risk transfers. And that makes the transactions less economically appealing for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. (Includes data chart.)

The rating service said both technicals and fundamentals in the mortgage market appear more resilient to stress than in previous crises, while highlighting some vintage differences.

The Federal Reserve hiked rates by another 75 basis points. But Chair Jerome Powell said the time to begin selling the Fed’s MBS holdings “is not close.”

When Ginnie released its new capital eligibility standards this past summer, nonbanks far and wide were not happy. The agency later extended the implementation deadline until late 2024, but some shops are pondering their options. Ocwen is one of them.