The loans have a weighted average (WA) score of 781, the highest to date for the platform, and the deal also has several key positive credit highlights, including the lowest concentration of leases with terms greater than 36 months.
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The loans have a weighted average (WA) score of 781, the highest to date for the platform, and the deal also has several key positive credit highlights, including the lowest concentration of leases with terms greater than 36 months.
February 6 -
On a weighted average basis the loans have a 7.03% coupon and a remaining term of 4.9 years. All 24 loans are full-term, interest-only loans.
February 5 -
A clash over pay playing out in contract negotiations between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its employee union occur as the Supreme Court is considering whether the agency must get its funding from Congress.
February 5 -
But Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conducted no private-market sales of nonperforming loans early last year as adjustments were made to the program.
February 2 -
Some 630 residential mortgages provide the collateral for the deal, and that includes a substantial majority, 81.0%, that the rating agencies consider to be non-prime.
February 2
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A regulator claims Freedom Mortgage's bad data in 2020 violated a consent order the company signed a year earlier for intentional misrepresentations.
February 2 -
Most borrowers are small- and medium-sized companies that have a lot of incentive to service the debt from loans on property and casualty policies.
February 1 -
With tougher capital requirements looming, a number of regionals including U.S. Bancorp, Huntington and Santander are using these new instruments to share risk with nonbank investors and lighten their capital load. Experts point out the pros and cons.
February 1 -
Credit strengths include a relatively fast amortization period, which can reduce exposure to loss risks, plus a collateral pool composed of frequently used, affordable smart phones.
February 1 -
As a result, a robust housing market is now on the horizon, Freddie Mac chief economist Sam Khater declared.
February 1 -
Large and regional banks are taking different approaches to buybacks in light of the proposed new capital rules. Some plan to buy back stock at moderate levels this year, while others say they will to remain on the sidelines until there is more clarity about the reforms.
January 31 -
The percentage of obligors in the pool with no credit history amounts to about 81.5%, and that is actually higher than prior transactions from the TAST program.
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