Slower growth to interest rates and home prices will boost housing affordability in 2019, according to Fannie Mae.

The $312 million transaction a 24-month reinvestment period, in which principal collections can be used to invest and acquire additional loans for the collateral pool.

GoldenTree's $757 million CLO is the first deal seeking to price in the 2019 primary market, while Octagon Credit Investors is refinancing a $791.5M, 2014-vintage CLO (for a second time).

The company has filed a request with a federal judge in Pennsylvania for a summary judgment in two counts against it, accusing the bureau of failing to provide evidence.

The collateral for the $550 million transaction is slightly weaker than that of its prior deal, but rating agencies expect cumulative net losses to be in the same range.

Executives at Key pushed back against doubts over a deal for Laurel Road Bank’s digital lending platform so late in the credit cycle, arguing that its customers are prime borrowers with high incomes.

The two latest transactions will push announced deal volume at or above $6 billion for the first two weeks of 2019.

The sponsor is borrowing against 100% of the $225 million of Property Assessed Clean Energy assets used as collateral for the bonds.

It may not signal a recession, but structured finance pros are still preparing for a more risk-off environment.

Physicians account for 28.8% of borrowers in the collateral pool, up from 22% for SoFi's previous student loan securitization, according to Moody's Investors Service. Notably, fewer of these, 4.2% versus 7.8%, are in residency programs.

Some in the industry worry the Fed may balk at allowing OCC charter recipients into the payments system, but Otting downplayed those concerns.

The Japan Financial Services Agency is considering increasing capital requirements for holdings of securitizations if the sponsors do not have "skin in game."