Moody’s Corp. has acquired Lewtan Technologies, a leading provider of analytical tools and data for the global structured finance market.

Moody’s Investors Service and Standard & Poor’s downgraded Ocwen’s servicer quality rating last week following “backdating” allegations made by the New York Department of Financial Services.

GM Financial disclosed that some “state attorneys general and other governmental offices” have requested documents from the lender regarding its subprime origination and securitization practices.

Buy-to-rent mortgage specialist B2R behaves like a commercial lender when underwriting loans to small-to-medium landlords, an approach that differs from the residential lens the GSEs use for individuals looking to buy rental properties.

Regulators issued a proposal on Friday that would require banks to escrow premiums and fees for flood insurance on mortgages made or refinanced after Jan. 1, 2016.

Issuance of ABS, MBS and CMBS for the year to date through October 24, 2014

Asset-backed deals that priced in the two weeks ended October 24, 2014

Invitation Homes is marketing its third securitization of single-family rental properties of the year, Invitation Homes 2014-SFR3.

Textainer is shopping $200 million of securities backed by container leases, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s

Rising interest rates could reduce an important form of credit enhancement for U.S. collateralized loan obligations, potential putting them at risk for downgrades in their credit ratings, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

JP Morgan plans to sell $415 million of commercial mortgage backed securities backed by a two-year, floating-rate commercial mortgage loan that is secured by Courtyard by Marriott hotels.

World Omni and Fifth Third priced nearly $2 billion of securities backed by auto loans on Wednesday.