Greenworks CEO Jessica Bailey said execution was good enough that it made economic sense; the company also wanted an early reading from rating agencies and investors.

It has obtained a $1.4 billion mortgage from four banks on a portfolio of 27 buildings that were previously securitized in a 2016 transaction, according to rating agency reports.

Timothy Bowler, president of the ICE Benchmark Administration, which has been responsible for calculating the index since mid-2013, argues that there is a strong case for keeping it going.

So far, consumers have not had much voice in the discussion of a suitable replacement for the benchmark rate; lenders and servicers want to limit any harm, and their liability.

Golub Capital Partners' first CLO of 2018 is pooling small and medium-size enterprise loans into a $903.8 million portfolio, more than twice the size of its previous middle-market CLO.

GoldenTree's dual-market CLO manager affiliate is launching its first European CLO after debuting with two U.S. deals totaling more than $1.4 billion in 2017.

As a bipartisan regulatory relief bill approaches the finish line in the Senate, the House has mostly stood on the sidelines. But no one expects the lower chamber to just rubber-stamp the deal.

Junson Capital obtained a $179 million first mortgage from Natixis; proceeds, along with $40 million of subordinate debt and $115 million of equity, were used to fund the $334.3 million acquisition.

In January, the closed end fund put $36.6 million to work acquiring the most subordinate securities issued by several CLOs, following the $52.6 million it spent in the fourth quarter.

Despite the bankruptcy of its second-largest retail client, Comenity Bank is upsizing the first private-label card securitization of the year to $591 million.

Financial services groups are calling for more funding for the Internal Revenue Service that could fix flaws in the agency's system for verifying the income of mortgage applicants.

Demand for hotel rooms is running high, and mortgage bond investors are lining up to finance acquisitions and upgrades of even the largest resorts.