The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the proposal would increase access to credit, but consumer groups argue that it will encourage lenders to make high-cost loans while protecting them from legal liability.

The 30 loans secured by 146 properties in DBJPM 2020-C9 have lower-than-average loan-to-value ratios than recent bond offerings backed by commercial-mortgage securitizations of multiple properties.

Under the agreement, fintechs and their bank partners will have a safe legal harbor to offer loans, as long as their interest rates do not exceed 36% and they meet various other standards.

American Express isn't acquiring any loans in its deal for the online small-business lender. Here's what it is getting.

For the second consecutive month, the average extension rate in June for troubled loans due to pandemic-related stresses on borrowers shrank in both prime and subprime loan sectors.

Brookfield Property Partners, in a JV with Qatar's sovereign wealth fund, is securitizing a commercial mortgage for the newly constructed, 70-story tower near New York's revitalized Hudson Yards district.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance decreased for the ninth consecutive week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Dana Wade, a former OMB official, says a strong capital footing will help the Federal Housing Administration weather an uptick in delinquencies and ensure the mortgage market is viable once the economy recovers.

A proposal to expand consumer protections in the state was added to a budget bill after being dropped in June. Financial institutions say the measure conflicts with federal law and are working behind the scenes to stop it.

A pioneer in the commercial mortgage-backed securities market argues the HOPE Act would bail out savvy investors who don't deserve it. Barclays predicts that kind of attitude will make passage difficult.

With the moratorium still in place, mortgage foreclosure activity fell 83% in July compared to the year before and 4% from June, according to Attom Data Solutions.

Borrowers will likely have to put more assets on the line to get forbearance extensions.