Banking, housing finance groups urge Basel III capital rule changes

Banking, housing finance groups urge Basel III capital rule changes

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Morgan Stanley cuts 2,500 jobs across divisions

Morgan Stanley cuts 2,500 jobs across divisions

Job cuts are reportedly occurring across multiple divisions, including investment banking, trading, investment management and wealth management. Within wealth management, private bankers and back-office support staff were among those affected. Layoffs began... Read more »
FivePoint Taps Blue Owl for Land Banking Capital

FivePoint Taps Blue Owl for Land Banking Capital

FivePoint Holdings is committing to land banking with its latest partnership.  Irvine-based FivePoint is teaming up with Blue Owl Capital to buy up to $1.7 billion of land in the U.S. housing... Read more »
Regulators urged to ease bank capital rules for mortgages

Regulators urged to ease bank capital rules for mortgages

The groups said the existing framework was designed after the financial crisis to strengthen bank resilience. But they argue the mortgage market has changed significantly since then. Reforms such as the Ability-to-Repay... Read more »
New Fed proposals could reshape mortgage capital requirements

New Fed proposals could reshape mortgage capital requirements

Banks currently apply a 250% risk weight to MSRs, while mortgages held on balance sheets generally receive a standard 50% risk weight. While regulators intended these requirements to limit excessive bank concentration... Read more »
Why 1 in 5 Young Californians Are Banking on Inheritance Instead of Retirement Savings—And What It Means for Your Estate Plan

Why 1 in 5 Young Californians Are Banking on Inheritance Instead of Retirement Savings—And What It Means for Your Estate Plan

If you’re a California resident concerned about protecting your family’s financial future, recent findings reveal a troubling trend: 20% of young adults aged 25-34 now rely on inheritance rather than pensions to... Read more »
Has your banking partner come of age?

Has your banking partner come of age?

HousingWire recently spoke with David Bernard, senior managing director of Specialized Mortgage Services at Western Alliance Bank, Member FDIC, about warehouse lending and how the warehouse sector and mortgage finance have progressed... Read more »