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.

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.

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.

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.

Freddie Mac produced modest second-quarter results, reflecting a stabilizing business that CEO Donald Layton compared to a utility company.

Lawmakers authorized a four-month extension less than a day before the program was set to expire.

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.

As a result of the forward flow agreement, Kroll has increased expected recoveries, allowing Upstart to lower credit enhancement on its next securitization.

The $259.1M transaction amortizes features a lower-than-average annual amortization (7.2%) and a longer-than-usual weighted-average list test, and a hiigh concentration of dry containers.

"Administrative" issues from a merger of servicing centers had caused a spike in its 2017 corporate auto-fleet lease delinquencies. But the Toronto fleet manager's late-payment problems have subsided this year.

Allowing alternative data such as rent and utility payments has bipartisan support, but some say it could create more problems than it solves.

Towd Point Mortgage Funding 2018 Auburn 12 Plc is backed by 2,913 properties, all of which were previously securitized in the sponsor’s 2015-vintage Auburn Securities 9 portfolio.