Both Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency expect to assign a single-A ratings to the senior tranche of notes to be issued; the sponsor’s prior four deals were rated by Kroll alone.

The subprime lender could lose a big partner now that Fiat Chrysler has officially announced it will form its own auto finance unit, and the two are negotiating an end to their 6-year-old relationship.

The $900 million transaction consists of a mix of fixed- and floating-rate bonds backed by receivables from inventory financing payments of primarily BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce dealers.

Despite a steep drop in average FICO and increase in extended-term loans, DriveTime is shaving overcollateralization levels thanks in part to improved performance from its outstanding securitization portfolios.

The biggest decline was in the delinquency rates for offices and retail, but late payments on multifamily and industrial CMBS loans increased.

Blackstone originally included 21 of the 23 properties as collateral for a $2 billion loan issuance and securitization in 2016 to partially fund its $8.8B BioMed Realty buyout.

Dark clouds may not yet be on the horizon, but industry executives are sending the message to investors that they know a turn in the credit cycle is coming, and they are planning accordingly.

There are almost 7 million coastal homes facing more than $1.6 trillion in potential storm-surge reconstruction expenses this year, representing a 6.6% cost increase from last year's hurricane season.

The ratings agency cautions that marketplace lenders' efforts to tighten credit standards during a "solid" macroeconomic environment underscore the volatility their portfolios might face in a downturn.

Proposal to revamp 2013 rule appears to home in on larger banks with higher trading volume and ease the requirements for others.

The investment firm obtained $430 million of financing on its leasehold interests in 355,000 square feet of retail and office space, but it just lost its one office tenant, Amtrak.

Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.