Unlike the sponsor's previous four deals, which were backed at least in part by jumbo loans, all of the collateral for FSMT 2018-3INV is eligible to be purchased by either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney suggested that digital mortgages should be held to different standards than ones originated by credit unions and banks.

Stabilizing farm incomes are expected to help boost the performance of the sponsor's managed portfolio, which experienced a rise in 2015-2017 delinquencies, as well, according to ratings agency reports.

Requiring solar panels for all newly constructed residences is good news for investors who finance these systems, if only because it will help keep developers afloat, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

CKE Restaurant Holdings is tapping the securitization market to refinance its existing debt and potentially fund a dividend payout to its private equity sponsor Roark Capital.

After originating more than $1 billion in loans outside the ability-to-repay rule's Qualified Mortgage safe harbor last year, Angel Oak is planning to originate at least twice that in 2018.

The Plano, Tex., company was founded by veterans of AIG and GE and has been in business only three years; the $598 million transaction represents roughly a quarter of loans and leases it has funded to date.

Trucks and SUVs make up 84.7% of the collateral for $1.58 billion Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2018-A, reflecting consumer declining demand for passenger vehicles.

The London interbank offered rate has its faults, but at least it compensates for counterparty risk; not so the benchmark being touted as a replacement.

The Show Me State accounts for 9.1% of the collateral, up from 3.4% from the sponsor’s prior deal, completed in November; as of April, 12 homeowners in the state had missed a payment.

The credit characteristics of borrowers are similar to those of the insurer's previous transaction in March, with a weighted average FICO of 777, income of $243,738 and liquid reserves of $236,904.

The Dallas-based lender, a unit of the global banking giant Banco Santander, was able to lower credit enhancement on the senior notes to 63.55% from 65.25% on the previous deal in February.