Private student loans made before the financial crisis were once considered a toxic asset. A recent $414 million securitization by FirstKey, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, shows how much things have changed.
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Fannie Mae’s treatment of a reperforming loan package helped drive up earnings by almost 41% to $4.5 billion, delivering a stronger dividend to Treasury ahead of a leadership change.
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The agreement was likely the last of the big cases to be cleared by the Justice Department, and Wells paid less than its peers did to resolve the lingering mortgage probes stemming from the meltdown.
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Mindful Wealth, an investment firm based in Singapore, is raising money to put to work in some of the riskier tranches of U.S. collateralized loan obligations, those rated BBB and B.
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The industry group wants the FDIC to reject an ILC request from student lender Nelnet and impose a two-year ban on future applications.
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A joint venture between an investment vehicle for Michael Dell's family and Lake Avenue Investments obtained a $450 million mortgage on the Four Seasons Hualalai from Goldman Sachs.
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Most providers of property assessed clean energy financing shoot for relatively modest credit ratings in the securitization market. But CleanFund wanted to set itself apart.
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The bank is balancing that exposure with a greater amount of property diversity and the the inclusion of three large investment-grade-type loans for UBS Commercial Mortgage Trust 2018-C12.
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The bulk of the collateral, 59.6%, was acquired from Impac Mortgage Corp., a lender with a long track record; the remainder, 40.4%, from Sprout Mortgage Corp., a relative newcomer.
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Freddie Mac produced modest second-quarter results, reflecting a stabilizing business that CEO Donald Layton compared to a utility company.
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Lawmakers authorized a four-month extension less than a day before the program was set to expire.
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The Trump administration is making more than 80 recommendations to encourage financial innovation within a regulated space, including endorsing the creation of a federal fintech charter.
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As a result of the forward flow agreement, Kroll has increased expected recoveries, allowing Upstart to lower credit enhancement on its next securitization.
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