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."

The deal is the first credt card securitization by anyone in 2019 and features two-year floating-rate notes from RBC's master trust.

A few took advantage of deep discounts to scoop up collateral for new deals on the cheap; others swapped out some of their weakest credits for more highly rated loans.

Citigroup's residential mortgage originations declined 23% and its home-loan revenue dropped by 35% year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, as the company continued to distance itself from home loans.

Loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities originated after 2009 by nonbank lenders have a significantly higher default rate than those originated by banks, a Fitch Ratings report said.

Many federal agencies have been closed for more than three weeks, making it the longest shutdown in U.S. history. With no end in sight, here's how it's affecting banks, credit unions and mortgage lenders.

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.

A lapse in rental-assistance funding, an understaffed FHA and other effects of the government shutdown are causing real harm to families, said the chair of the House Financial Services Committee.