The filing by Tamara Richards also accused the founder and other execs of encouraging a "frat house" environment that mistreated women.

The July 21‘Risk Alert’ brings practices most common to hedge fund managers under scrutiny, but CLO managers who replicate those practices should also take heed.

To help determine certain forms of credit enhancement and loss triggers, LendingPoint 2021-B is tightening its definition of what a charged-off account is.

The need to size up the impact of hurricanes and pollution is increasing and current measures aren’t as precise as credit or rate models, according to the Research Institute for Housing America.

Saule Omarova supports allowing the Federal Reserve to hold customer deposits and is skeptical of big-bank M&A. While those views are unpopular in the industry, banking critics hailed the choice to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

Foreign investment helped offset a slowing domestic recovery, causing few ripples for the week, but economists expect future taper of bond purchases to lead to upward movement.

AQFIT increases the program’s exposure to marine/RV loans to about one-fourth of the total collateral pool, and mitigates several factors related to the sponsor’s business practices.

The chair of the Federal Reserve said the backlash over the personal financial transactions of two Fed bank presidents — made when they were privy to discussions about the central bank’s coronavirus response — demonstrated that internal guidelines can be bolstered to avoid the appearance of conflicts.

The decline from 4.4% in July and 6.88% a year ago brings the number much closer to pre-pandemic norms, but foreclosure starts are a different story.

A high representation of working professional degree holders among borrowers, most notably, medical doctors, boosts confidence in the underlying collateral.

Applications were up 9% compared to July’s total, while the average price for newly built houses hit a record.

In a move becoming more commonplace for CRE CLOs, the collateral manager can direct modifications that are not subject to servicing standards in deal documents.