Director Richard Cordray of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has said that lenders should not be overly concerned with potential legal liability for making so-called "qualified mortgages"

The RMBS Working Group, which was formed to probe misconduct in the mortgage market during the run-up to the financial crisis, may be getting ready to take action.

Bank of America this week auctioned off $14 billion worth of residential mortgage servicing rights, according to bidders and advisors close to the situation.

Citigroup is marketing a $655 million collateralized loan obligation for Carlyle, the private equity firm's third deal this year.

The pace of new issue CMBS deals maintained momentum with the addition of two new deals on Thursday.

Clopton Capital is now offering borrowers recapitalization options for overleveraged and distressed commercial properties.

Matthew G.J. Duncan, Theresa Kradjian, and Paul Matthews join the firm from Sidley Austin. Sean J.W. Crosky came from Norton Rose, according to a release from the law firm.

e continued CRE deleveraging is a credit positive for the sector even though decreasing CMBS outstandings can hurt liquidity, Standard & Poor's analysts said.

Standard Chartered has appointed Steve Perry as head of capital markets for the Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan, according to a company release. His responsibilities include overseeing the bank's regional securitization business.

Canadian credit card ABS provides good diversification as well as spread pickup for U.S. credit card buyers, Citigroup Global Markets analysts said.

Fannie Mae is telling new seller/servicers that it will cap how much product they can sell to the GSE based on their net worth and other factors.