The central bank's sweeping actions suggest a cash shortage gripping sectors directly hit by the pandemic. Banks were supposed to be protected by Dodd-Frank but are still vulnerable to a funding domino effect.
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The Borrower Protection Program enables the two agencies to exchange information about loss mitigation efforts and consumer complaints regarding specific servicers.
April 15
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GM Financial's next auto-loan securitization is expected to have more front-loaded losses due to pandemic-related stresses
April 14
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The volume of COVID-19 forbearance requests has risen rapidly as operational processing has improved and hold times have contracted, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
April 14
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By helping borrowers now, banks hope customers can quickly catch up on payments once the coronavirus pandemic ends. If they can’t, interest income will remain low and charge-offs could pile up if the crisis drags on.
April 13
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Lenders that split their sales of loans and servicing between two different investors may be facing yet another challenge due to the coronavirus outbreak.
April 13
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Bank research reports note the loans will only apply to purchases of CLO notes backed by newly issued leveraged loans. Most recently launched deals involve warehoused or distressed secondary-market loans ineligible for TALF.
April 13
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Tenants have threatened to suspend payments during the pandemic to pressure officials into providing rental assistance, but the effects on multifamily loans would compound concerns about servicers' liquidity and, ultimately, lenders' performance.
April 13
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The two companies are placing two deep-subprime securitizations of consumer loan and lease contracts issued prior to the coronavirus impact on originations.
April 13
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Ginnie Mae will begin taking requests for assistance from issuers who, having exhausted all other options, are having trouble advancing borrowers' principal-and-interest payments to investors amid the pandemic.
April 11
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The Federal Reserve's $2.3 trillion loan stimulus includes plans for outstanding commercial mortgage-backed securities and newly issued collateralized loan obligations.
April 9
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Fitch assumes a significant spike in defaults over the next few months, as well as declining new issuance volume during the second and third quarters of 2020, fewer maturing loans and fewer resolutions by special servicers.
April 9
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The Fed's actions are designed to ensure the flow of credit to midsize businesses and state and local governments hit hard by the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
April 9
