Unlike several recent transactions by other solar panel financiers, which were backed by loans, the $347.5 million Vivint Solar Financing 5 is backed by leases and power purchase agreements.
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With sales recovering from the the fading diesel-engine emissions scandal from 2015, Volkswagen's U.S. captive finance arm is inviting prime auto-loan investors out for a drive for the first time since 2014.
June 25
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CoreVest American Finance’s next offering of rental bonds is backed by homes that are older and smaller than any of its previous transactions, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.
June 25
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Startup Block66 is using blockchain to create a mortgage audit trail for fraud prevention purposes and also plans to enable trading of securities lenders can use to increase their liquidity.
June 22
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That level is wide of the six new-issue CLOs that priced last week at triple-A spreads of 110 basis spoints; CLO senior notes have widened 10 basis points, on average, over the past three months.
June 22
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The bank, which purchases loans from Mosaic, is contributing an unspecified amount of collateral for the $317 million deal; it's also the underwriter and risk retention holder, and appears to be behind the unusual structure.
June 22
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's structure is an infringement on the authority of the executive branch, a New York federal judge said Thursday.
June 21
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A senior Treasury department official said it's an "adapt or die" situation for regulators and financial firms in the midst of a growing fintech space.
June 21
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It's the sponsor's first transaction since risk retention rules took effect; proceeds from the new five-year and 10-year notes will be used to repay note issued from the master trust in 2010.
June 21
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The $470 million transaction has some features rarely seen now that the market for bridge loan securitization has been rehabilitated, including a "blind ramp" and a "blind reinvestment" period.
June 21
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Courts have validated the legal theory behind punishing lenders for unintentional discrimination, but the Trump administration has shown interest in revising the Obama-era policy.
June 20
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Adding to the layering of risks, the majority of the loans (84%) originally paid only interest, and no principal, at the time of origination; however, all 506 loans have passed their initial, fixed-rate period, eliminating some potential for reset shock.
June 20
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Ginnie Mae is looking to start a pilot program to securitize digital mortgages as early as 2019, but issuers would not be able to commingle loans using traditional paper files in those deals.
June 20
