Journals By Industry - Mortgage-Backed Securities

2011 was the year of people power; whether it was the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, recall elections or MF Global customers fighting against the big banks, people demanded to be heard and...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Republic Bancorp, Inc. is pleased to announce its fourth consecutive year of increased earnings by completing 2011 with net income of $94.1 million, a $29.4 million, or 45%, increase over...

- Records Pre-Tax Charge of $61.0 Million ($.17 Per Share) - Full Year Net Income of $603.6 Million, Earnings Per Common Share of $2.47 - Full Year Pre-Tax Charges Total $91.6 Million ($.25...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has issued a presale report on FREMF 2012-K705 multifamily mortgage pass-through certificates and Freddie Mac structured pass-through certificates, series K-705. Fitch expects to rate the transaction and assign...

U.S. Treasuries Expected to Remain Volatile; Corporate and High Yield Issues Continue to Be An Attractive Option Due to Business Climate SAN FRANCISCO -- Bank of the West's Wealth Management Group today released...

* Net income of $81.7 million for 2011, compared to $62.9 million for 2010. This represents an increase of $18.8 million, or 29.87%. Diluted earnings per common share were $0.77. * 4(th) Quarter...

NEW YORK -- AG Mortgage Investment Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MITT) (the "Company") announced today that it is commencing an underwritten public offering of 4,000,000 shares of common stock. MITT expects to grant the...

2011 Loan Originations Up 19 Percent, Operating Expenses Down NEWARK, Del. -- Sallie Mae (NASDAQ: SLM), formally SLM Corporation, today released fourth-quarter and full-year 2011 financial results highlighting increased student loan originations, lower...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings upgrades Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P.'s (HFF) commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) primary servicer rating to 'CPS2' from 'CPS2-'. Additionally, Fitch affirms its special servicer rating of 'CSS3'. HFF's primary...

Second appointment as independent CRE CDO manager BOSTON & NEW YORK & WASHINGTON -- CWCapital Investments LLC ("CWCI"), a subsidiary of CW Financial Services LLC ("CWFS"), and a leading real estate debt and...

NEW YORK -- Citigroup Inc.'s (Citi) fourth quarter-2011 (4Q'11) performance was generally in line with Fitch Ratings' expectations, though the bank is still underperforming its top-rated U.S. peers. Citi continued to generate operating...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has affirmed GEMSA Loan Services' (GEMSA) commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) primary servicer ratings at 'CPS1' and master servicer rating at 'CMS1-'. The primary and master servicer ratings are...

NEW YORK -- Fitch Ratings has downgraded 40 bonds in 25 U.S. commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) transactions to 'D', as the bonds have incurred a principal write-down. The bonds were all previously rated...

'361 Capital Systematic Index' Seeks Extremely Low Correlation To General Equity Markets DENVER -- 361 Capital, a provider of alternative investment portfolios to major institutions, financial intermediaries, and high-net-worth investors, today announced the...

NEW YORK -- Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Corp., Series 2006-LDP9 -- U.S. CMBS Focus Performance Report http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=666912 Fitch Ratings has published its U.S. CMBS Focus Performance...

NEW YORK -- Link to Fitch Ratings' Report: U.S Homebuilding/Construction: The Chalk Line Winter 2011/2012 http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=663649 With positive economic and construction data currently outweighing negative statistics to start 2012, it appears the groundwork...

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NEW YORK -- Two Harbors Investment Corp. (NYSE: TWO; NYSE Amex: TWO.WS) today announced the completion of its public offering of 34,000,000 shares of its common stock and issuance of an additional 5,100,000...

NEW YORK -- Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to eight classes of mortgage pass-through certificates from Sequoia Mortgage Trust (SEMT) 2012-1, a jumbo prime RMBS transaction. The transaction is secured...