Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 9-16

Also, even with bans in place, the total number of filings keeps inching up due to actions taken on vacant properties.

The Michigan lender agreed in 2012 to pay $133 million to resolve civil fraud charges tied to government-backed mortgages. But the deal with the Justice Department came with a catch that eventually allowed Flagstar to pay far less.

Rising cases and vaccine issues caused bond yields to fall, but inflationary pressures will likely reverse that course.

The $1.28 billion securitization includes a collateral pool with a higher WA FICO, lower LTV and shorter original terms that its previous loan ABS deal issued last October.

Oaktree Re VI 2021-1 will market $531 million in CRT notes that will provide NMI with partial reinsurance on a $45B pool of GSE-eligible loans.

Fewer obligors with troubled loans improved default exposure for managers of broadly syndicated CLOs, and provided deeper cushions for overcollateralization tests.

But the percentage of weekly applications in that category was closer to 60%, the Mortgage Bankers Association found.

The conduit transaction will carry a $120 million portion of a $750 million debt financing package for Facebook's newly built Oculus R&D center near San Francisco.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's revocation of a Trump-era policy on abusive practices could mean higher fines and penalties for violators. But it still isn't clear what makes a practice abusive.

The diverse group of loans in the servicing rights portfolio offers a potentially attractive recapture opportunity and would be a sizable transaction for their era.

Also launching deals last week were Santander Consumer USA and DriveTime Automotive Group, according to ratings agency presale reports.