Like recent Federal Education Loan Program securitizations from Nelnet and Navient, it has meaningful exposure to rehabbed loans and loans in income-based repayment plans.

In a move designed to improve access to financial products for consumers with low credit scores and short credit histories, Experian, FICO and Finicity are developing an "UltraFICO" score that lets individuals share checking and savings account data and help lenders better assess risk.

The $310.74 million transaction is also the first backed entirely by loans originated by New Penn that Fitch has rated since 2013.

Both S&P and Moody's have cut expected losses on $732 million deal, yet credit enhancement on the senior tranches is unchanged from the prior deal.

Rating agencies are sparring over a new feature in a private-label RMBS that upends the relationship between senior and sub bondholders.

The credit quality of loans backing the Cailfornia-based lender's $183 million securitization is better than that of its inaugural deal, which was only rated 'A' by Kroll.

Donald Layton, who has run the mortgage giant since 2012, discussed the busy agenda leading up to his departure and says Freddie can serve as a "technical adviser" in GSE reform talks.

Managers surveyed by IACPM generall agree a downturn in the current global credit cycle is coming, but aren't yet "willing to put on the brakes."

Enterprise Fleet Management's third securitization of the year feature leases with just two months of seasoning, on average.

The $286.4 million deal is an important test for Upgrade, which has raised $142 million of equity over the past two years but has yet to turn a profit.

The mortgages being reinsured are more seasoned than most other deals rated by Morningstar, which helps offset the risk of lower initial weighed average LTV.

S&P also upgraded five more senior tranches of the deals citing paydowns, which in one CLO was accelerated by the diversion of interest from sub notes.