Three months into President Biden’s term, the White House has yet to select a nominee to run the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency or pick an acting chief. That inaction will make it more difficult for Democrats to unwind Trump-era policies, critics say.

The second securitization from the joint venture AGCO Finance is preparing to issue $1 billion in notes backed by payments on retail installment loans and lease contracts on new and used agricultural equipment.

The deal has a more diversified pool than previous ones.

The powersport equipment financing company is hoping to see its first profitable year in 2021.

The residential mortgage-backed securities will offer investors a chance at $300 million in notes highly rated virtually throughout the deal.

Though the government-sponsored enterprises have some of the lowest forbearance rates in the market, they expect to contend with a significant population of borrowers who face steep financial setbacks after the pandemic ends.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau disputes a district court ruling that misconduct claims against the company were already covered by a previous settlement.

OnDeck Asset Securitization Trust III comes to market for its fifth term securitization.

The Mello Warehouse Securitization Trust 2021-2 is preparing a $500 million deal, the latest transaction collateralized by newly originated mortgages that are eligible for purchase by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae.

Progress Residential 2021-SFR4 is making a huge bet on the continued demand for single-family rental properties.

The persistently slow reduction in the number of borrowers at risk of default indicates that while loan performance overall is improving, a substantial pool of mortgages will need workouts when forbearance ends.

Managers expect to be holding portfolios of loans priced to potentially different benchmarks, which could present a major challenge in trading assets and re-calculating note coupons currently tied to the outgoing reference rate.