The $1.56 billion Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2018-2 also features higher exposure to loans on investment properties, in some cases loans backed by single-family homes in more than one state.

Sean Solis has been a partner at Dechert since 2014, advising collateralized loan obligation managers and arrangers through the hoops on U.S. and European risk-retention regulations.

The CFPB is looking to rescind Obama-era policy that allowed it to punish banks and financial firms for unintentional discrimination.

A continued "oversupply" of CLO deals, along with expectations for new debut or returning managers in the absence of risk-retention requirements, is expected to keep activity flowing.

JPMorgan Chase has largely sat on the sidelines of Federal Housing Administration lending due to compliance concerns. But recent regulatory relief efforts have Chase Home Mortgage CEO Mike Weinbach eyeing an opportunity to jump back in.

The online lender was able to lower the credit enhancement (again) on its latest securitization of consumer installment loans, the $221.9 million Avant Loans Funding Trust 2018-A.

Monthly repayment rates, a key credit metric, are improving, but Ally Financial's second dealer inventory financing transaction of the year includes fewer dealers from its highest-ranked internal credit tier.

Senate Democrats want acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney to explain why the agency is no longer policing student loan lenders and servicers.

Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is loosening certain mortgage rules, others such as restrictions on loan officer compensation and state-level regulation will likely persist, according to industry attorneys.

The $770 million transaction is also more concentrated in terms of obligors than MassMutual's prior deal, though more of these corporate obligors have investment-grade ratings, resulting in a lower WARF.

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Affinity's NREIG unit will become OwnAmeria's preferred insurance provider; landlords who list their portfolios will be able to apply for insurance directly from the trading platform.