A dozen of the nation's largest underwriters were accused of colluding with traders to artificially set prices on the secondary market for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities.

The lawmakers say they need more information about the administration’s plans in order to conduct proper oversight.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency removed the downgrade watch after determining there “is now less uncertainty around a permanent management structure and corporate governance” of the barge services firm that was subject of a year-long ownership tussle.

Despite assurances by Director Kathy Kraninger that the agency is cracking down on discrimination, it hasn't sent a Department of Justice referral on a fair-lending violation in two years.

EJF will market $328.9 million in bonds backed by a pool of TruPS, senior notes and surplus notes that have been issued by both rated and unrated community bank institutions and insurance companies.

Financial regulators’ statement cautiously encouraging lenders to go beyond traditional underwriting in their lending decisions is a big step forward for the use of alternative data and artificial intelligence, bankers say.

Freddie Mac launched a groundbreaking multifamily structured pass-through deal that includes a class of floating rate bonds indexed to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate for the first time ever.

The SoFi co-founder said Figure Technologies is working with national banks to employ its distributed ledger tech for loan originations.

ReadyCap Lending Small Business Loan Trust 2019-2 is a transaction of $131.03 million in Class A notes, secured by the unguaranteed interests of a pool of 1,101 small-business loans totaling $155.25 million.

Fitch’s list of loans with growing risks of downgrades reached $110 billion in December, up 53% year-to-date.

Though details of a potential pact with China aren't clear, bankers are hoping it could convince leery customers to finally go through with delayed investments.

Casting aside recession fears, the credit bureau predicts credit cards, mortgages, auto loans and unsecured personal loans should all perform well — including those extended by online lenders.