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Trump fires Lisa Cook in latest move to pack Federal Reserve with supporters

President Donald Trump fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Monday evening after calling for her resignation last week over allegations of mortgage fraud. The move further consolidates Trump’s power at the Fed, which has traditionally been an independent organization shielded from overtly political actions. Cook, who was appointee to the seven-member Federal Reserve Board by […]

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Why the next rate drop could unlock a $300B refi wave

The latest mortgage interest rate drop didn’t change refinancing incentives in the conventional securitized market, but a subsequent decline could, a new FHN Financial report shows. Primary mortgage rates’ dropped roughly 20 basis points in the past month to around 6.6%. The largest range of loans bucketed together in the securitized market and exposed to

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Knock hits profitability with $100M loan securitization

Led by financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald who also served as initial purchaser of the bonds, the issuance is expected to help Knock deliver $900 million worth of additional originations of its bridge loan product. The deal closed on Aug. 14 and was 75% pre-funded, garnering strong demand from institutional investors operating in residential mortgage-backed

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