Marketplace consumer loan ABS volume is expected to rise in 2020, aided by strong 2019 economic tailwinds benefiting originations as well as favorable federal regulatory proposals that could encourage more securitizations.

Regulators' oversight of the industry's switch to a new interest rate benchmark is expected to intensify as a key deadline approaches.

Lenders have until the end of 2021 to phase out their use of the London interbank offered rate in setting interest rates, but ServisFirst Bancshares and its CEO Tom Broughton see little reason to wait when a replacement is already available.

A risk-based capital rule for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to top the agenda in 2020 as the companies’ regulator executes plans for their release into the private sector.

A trade group is looking into why New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo felt foreclosure risks were too high to sign a bill that would have approved reverse mortgages for cooperative properties.

Mortgage rates ended the week little changed from the previous seven-day period and near historic lows for the year, according to Freddie Mac.

According to a press release, the securitized loans “primarily” consist of Asia-Pacific and other loans not normally included in the company's rated ABS transactions.

New CEO Tim Wennes is counting on soon-to-launch digital offerings to boost consumer loans and deposits and playing up Santander's international reach in a bid to win over middle-market and corporate clients.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau faces a busy policy agenda heading into the new year, as well as strong external forces that are beyond its control.

The board- and management-level handing of CRE concentration was the chief concern of FDIC examiners, making up more than 56% of all the supervisory recommendations regulators made in the two-year period.

The inaugural securitization for the Los Angeles-based lender will include $34.86 million in Class A notes, with an initial BBB rating from S&P Global Ratings.

Just in time for the New Year, Dick Clark Productions is returning with a $530M securitization of fees and revenues backed by its five core television broadcasts, including "Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve."