The average per-loan profit margin remains incredibly strong, but the share of senior executives expecting it to fall has risen markedly.

A program that lets firms bundle Small Business Administration loans is on hold while Congress spars over a new budget. The impasse is causing headaches for banks that rely on loan sales for fee income.

The automaker is reportedly planning to apply for a bank charter so it could collect deposits and grow its own auto-finance business. That could create more competition for Ally, which was spun off from GM in 2006 but remains a key lending partner.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has taken a hands-off approach to servicers during the pandemic. But with forbearance plans set to expire and President-elect Biden likely to appoint new CFPB leadership, companies lacking aggressive plans to help borrowers could face tougher enforcement.

Whether Ginnie issuance increases in the future may depend in part on the extent to which the Biden administration wishes to tap the FHA to promote affordable housing and homeownership.

HomeEquity will sell an as-yet undetermined volume of notes to finance forthcoming originations by the bank sponsored by Birch Hill Equity Partners Management.

The three companies agreed to pay a total of $74 million in remediation.

On the same day that Mr. Cooper announced a settlement with state and federal authorities over its servicing practices, the Dallas company, U.S. Bank and PNC reached separate agreements with DOJ regarding bankrupt borrowers.

The single-family, duplex and multi-unit condo properties have an average age of 60 years, more than double the age of other rated SFR securitizations.

Lower cure rates and possible rises in foreclosures and claims could force these companies to raise capital next year, Fitch Ratings said.

The third-quarter forbearance rate of the refinanced private student loans fell to 2.58% from the 8.36% average during the second quarter of the year – which is an approximate 70% decline.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Nov. 28-Dec. 3