A residential securitization trustee could be held to a fiduciary standard under federal retiree law as the Second Circuit Court of Appeals looked to split definitional hairs on whether the mortgages are considered plan assets. Processing Content The case was brought by six trustees of the United Food & Commercial Workers Union & Employers Midwest […]
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A large pool of mortgages on investment residential properties will secure $296.2 million in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) through the transaction named DRMT 2026-INV2. Processing Content RCF III TRS is the deal’s sponsor and Deephaven, which focuses on originating and acquiring non-traditional home loans. Selene Finance will service the entire pool, which also received third-party
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RATE Mortgage Trust’s latest securitization of prime mortgages will raise $362.2 million in securitized bonds, with the highest average loan balance and the highest concentration of single-family homes in about four years. Processing Content The deal includes a long series of tranches of class A notes that are a combination of exchangeable and interest-only notes,
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FIGRE Trust is preparing to sell securitized bonds secured by recently originated revolving home equity lines of credit (HELOC), with the smallest underlying loan count and a pool balance, $335.7 million, one of the smallest in the program since late July 2025. Processing Content The transaction, FIGRE Trust 2026-HF3, will sell the notes through eight
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Radian Group will be shutting its mortgage conduit rather than trying to find a buyer for the business, the company confirmed. Processing Content The story originally appeared in HousingWire. “Radian ceased accepting new business for Radian Mortgage Capital early last week and is in the process of thoughtfully winding down the business over the coming
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Redwood Trust closed a $391 million securitization backed by nonqualified mortgages (non-QMs), marking the inaugural deal from its Aspire platform that was expanded in early 2025, the company announced Friday. The transaction (SPIRE 2026-1) establishes Redwood’s third securitization shelf, alongside Sequoia for nonagency mortgages and CoreVest for business-purpose lending. Aspire’s first securitization includes 752 loans
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AD Mortgage, a provider of non-QM and residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), announced on Friday the successful launch of a $602.7 securitization deal, its largest to date. The transaction, which follows the company’s first deal of the year, a $567.42 million transaction, marks AD’s 30th securitization of AD-originated collateral and the 21st to receive ratings from
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International law firm Morgan Lewis has hired Joseph Gatti as a partner in its structured transactions practice, the company announced. Processing Content Gatti will be based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office, where he focuses on structuring and executing asset-backed securities deals and other structured finance transactions, the company announced. He joins from Amherst Residential,
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Kiavi, a digital nonbank lender for residential real estate investors, announced Thursday that it closed a $350 million rated securitization of residential transition loans (RTLs). The transaction marks Kiavi’s sixth rated securitization and 24th deal under its LHOME shelf, bringing its total offered notes to more than $6.8 billion since inception, the company said. The
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Taking advantage of falling interest rates, largely spurred by narrowing primary-secondary spreads resulting from a White House pronouncement, consumers stepped up rate lock activity, while lenders added products in January, separate reports noted. Processing Content On Jan. 8, Pres. Trump ordered Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to purchase $200 billion of mortgage-backed securities. This came
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