The insurance company has previously sponsored three securitizations of reperforming/nonperforming loans since 2017.

The Trump administration has compelled the Federal Reserve to shut down the Main Street Lending Program and other facilities that aid banks’ pandemic relief efforts, but President-elect Biden’s Treasury nominee could help turn the spigot back on.

The Structured Finance Association fears Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may release the government-sponsored enterprises from conservatorship ahead of the change in administration, and that doing so could disrupt the mortgage-backed securities market.

The issuer included a record volume of loans in the collateral pool for a solar securitization.

The center’s annual study shows the extent to which larger multi-unit properties are insulated from distress.

The debut issue from its initial master-trust offering will repay a bridge loan taken out by Roark Capital for its October 2020 acquisition the commercial and residential restoration and cleaning franchisor.

The $175.9 million securitization of legacy trust-preferred securities issued by community banks prior to 2007 carries a double-A rating from Moody's.

Hospitality sector credits are coming out of forbearance just as coronavirus cases surge. Restructurings and charge-offs could mount unless vaccine distribution happens quickly enough to jump-start travel by mid-2021.

Mortgage delinquencies dropped to the lowest level since March but, particularly at the seriously delinquent level, they're still much higher than pre-coronavirus rates, according to Black Knight.

The president-elect has legal backing to fire Director Kathy Kraninger thanks to a recent court ruling, but Republicans are prepared to challenge his ability to choose her successor.

CLO manager Brigade Capital Management has refinanced several tranches of notes to improve the spreads and boost the tranches' ratings.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Nov. 13-20.