Driven Brands is preparing a $175 million asset-backed securities deal that will provide investors with exposure to a relatively safe industry during the coronavirus pandemic.
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But several still remain on watch for potential downgrades as the ratings agency assesses the near-term impact on marketplace lenders as federal support for consumers could be nearing an end.
July 17 -
The coronavirus relief law allows forbearance plans for up to a year on federally backed mortgages, but House Democrats say homeowners have had difficulty getting relief.
July 16 -
The Detroit lender disclosed that the consumer bureau had sent a civil investigative demand to Rocket Homes Real Estate for potential violations of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act.
July 16 -
The student-loan servicer is marketing bonds secured by refinance originations of its Earnest subsidiary targeting borrowers in advanced-degree professions.
July 16 -
Navistar Financial, a subsidiary of the truck and engine manufacturer, is marketing a new $300 million series of notes from its master trust financing the inventory of 187 dealers in its network.
July 15
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Strong growth in refinance volume following several weeks of so-so activity drove a 5.1% week-to-week increase in mortgage applications, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
July 15 -
A recent ruling declaring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s structure unconstitutional signaled that a similar outcome awaits the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But the FHFA will argue in a new case that it does not deserve the same fate.
July 14 -
Bankers Healthcare Group, affiliated with Pinnacle Financial, is launching into securitization to branch out from its primary strategy of selling its medical-professional loans to community banks.
July 14 -
The council created by the Dodd-Frank Act to identify systemic risks launched a review of the market as part of an activities-based approach that shifts focus away from targeting individual firms.
July 14 -
Bankers had asserted in April that they could handle a slump in oil prices tied to the coronavirus pandemic. Continued volatility, combined with declining collateral values and a rise in bankruptcies for exploration companies, is denting their confidence.
July 13 -
The trustee is piloting a distributed-ledger program that can automate much of the interaction between originators, servicers and MBS investors.
July 13 -
Credit Acceptance Corp.'s second securitization of 2020 has a higher loss rate than the first deal due to COVID-19 worries, as well as rising loss levels in the lender's recent-vintage securitizations.
July 13