In the U.S., the 12-month trailing default rate fell to 3.4% in June from 4% in March, while in Europe it declined to 2.2% from 2.8% over the quarter. Globally, defaults stood at 2.9%, down from 3.4% in the first quarter.
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Zillow Group is moving from being a mortgage marketer to originating loans with its acquisition of Mortgage Lenders of America, in an effort to support its home-flipping business.
August 6
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Toyota Financial Services has promoted a company insider to replace Mike Groff, who is retiring at the end of this month.
August 6
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The company is marketing another $550 million of bonds backed by MSRs; proceeds will be used to repay the remaining $500 million of notes issued last year at wider spreads.
August 6
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The £325 million Dryden 63 CLO, sponsored by PGIM, will issue six classes of sterling-denominated notes; Barclays’ £4.5 billion Sirius Funding is issuing three tranches in three different currencies.
August 6
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The Series 2018-3 consists of five tranches of fixed-rate, two-year notes and the Series 2018-4 consists of five tranches of floating-rate, three-year notes.
August 3
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If President Trump’s tariffs on steel and other products stay in place long, big U.S. importers would be hurt and pass on the pain to their midsize and small-business suppliers — which are the bread and butter of commercial lending.
August 3
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The OCC has simplified language detailing how fintech charter applicants will clear requirements for meeting community needs. The move has some consumer groups worried.
August 3
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The eligibility criteria for loans that can be acquired are “more liberal” than recent CRE CLOs rated by Kroll; they are also more liberal than those of Hunt’s initial CRE CLO, completed last year.
August 3
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The sponsor has excluded receivables tied to Hyatt resorts, and as a result Westin loans account for just over half the $287 million total; the remainder are from Sheraton.
August 3
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Loans backing the $1.2 billion AmeriCredit Automobile Receivables Trust 2018-2 have the highest weighted average FICO score in the history of the platform.
August 2
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While Carlyle has been judicious with new issuance, it had a busier second quarter in refinancing older deals; several more will be ripe for refinancing in the third quarter.
August 2
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Fannie Mae’s treatment of a reperforming loan package helped drive up earnings by almost 41% to $4.5 billion, delivering a stronger dividend to Treasury ahead of a leadership change.
August 2
