A slight lift in the purchase market paired with a surprising reversal in the size of the average loan, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.
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Some nominees poised to take their agencies in a new direction appear headed for Senate confirmation while an intraparty squabble has delayed the administration’s choice to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. Here’s the roster update.
March 9
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The bond issuance out of Fortress' CF Hippolyta master trust will finance 19 newly constructed or planned Amazon distribution and logistics facilities in 15 states.
March 9
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As an improving job market aided financial stability for borrowers, 2020 ended with drops in delinquent home loans, a CoreLogic report found.
March 9
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Four months after debuting its prime-only shelf, the e-commerce used-vehicle retailer returns with a follow-up offering from borrowers with a pooled FICO average of 707.
March 9
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Three announced deals from Woodward Capital, Redwood Trust and Wells Fargo are set to price before the end of the month; additional transactions are expected soon from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.
March 9
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A Miami-based alternative asset manager is pooling PACE bonds acquired from Renovate America and program issuers in three states in a $63M transaction backed by property clean-energy assessments.
March 8
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Servicers struggled to bring back their borrowers as the overall retention rate crept down to a nadir in the fourth quarter, according to Black Knight.
March 8
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The latest pool reflects Dell's migration toward larger, investment-grade corporate obligors for its securitizations, in place of riskier small and medium-sized business contracts.
March 8
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Some applaud the agency's recent delay of the mandatory compliance date for a new Qualified Mortgage standard. Others say it leads to more uncertainty for lenders, opens the door to additional changes and enables some companies to loosen their underwriting.
March 7
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Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Feb. 26-March 4
March 5
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In the midst of the pandemic recession, banks have benefited from government stimulus payments to consumers, low interest rates and constraints on the supply of new vehicles. But intensifying competition and real concerns about borrowers’ ability to pay loans that went into forbearance could soon threaten profits and credit quality.
March 4
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The deal is also the first to come to market since BlueGreen Corp’s $131 million BXG Receivables Note Trust 2020-A last October.
March 4
