A "second look" finance partner for retailers like Home Depot and Sears Home Pro is offering $167.3M in bonds secured by receivables on high-interest cards and installment accounts.
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More collateralized loan obligations are failing weighted-average lift tests due to the dearth of available loans whose near-term maturities could provide some relief to portfolios.
November 20
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Commercial aircraft are considered end-of-life after 18 years, but older passenger planes are often converted to freighter cargo. Nearly 4% of the planes in Vx’s collateral pool exceed 30 years of age, according to Kroll.
November 20
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Subprime originations are climbing in multiple consumer loan categories, including mortgages, but the increase is much smaller in the home loan sector than it is in other markets, according to TransUnion.
November 19
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Chicago officials say the city will complete its $3 billion securitization program with a $600 million deal as soon as January.
November 19
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The $345 million COLT 2018-4 Mortgage Loan Trust has a 42% concentration of loans from the lender’s highest credit tier of high net incomes and high-cost housing within a recently launched “elite access” class of borrowers.
November 19
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Bank jumbo mortgage underwriting standards weakened in the third quarter by the most in three years and as profitability remains under pressure, loosening should continue at an accelerated pace, a Moody's report said.
November 16
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Accessory dwelling units are gaining attention as a way to boost the supply of rental housing; dedicated financing could help those who need it the most.
November 16
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The $378.5 million transaction is more heavily leveraged than the sponsor's prior deal, completed in 2015; it is also rated one notch lower by Kroll.
November 16
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Kroll assigned an AA+ to the Class A-1 tranche of EJF’s $351 million TruPS transaction, up two notches from AA- on the sponsor's prior transaction.
November 16
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American Honda Finance's fourth auto-loan securitization of the year also features borrowers with higher scores and larger loans.
November 16
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Proceeds from the deal, which is rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, will be used to repay unrated notes that the company issued earlier in 2018.
November 15
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Eagle Point's CEO criticized "hyperbole" about growing risks in leveraged loans and CLOs, noting the benefits that price volatility can present to equity buyers.
November 15
