If Freddie Mac's credit-risk transfer activities continue to grow, mortgage lenders could eventually see a reduction in the guarantee fees they pay to the government-sponsored enterprise, according to CEO Donald Layton.
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The biggest decline was in the delinquency rates for offices and retail, but late payments on multifamily and industrial CMBS loans increased.
May 31
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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.
May 31
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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.
May 31
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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.
May 31
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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.
May 30
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Proposal to revamp 2013 rule appears to home in on larger banks with higher trading volume and ease the requirements for others.
May 30
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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.
May 29
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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.
May 29
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The borrowers behind the $401.6 million COLT 2018-2 have weighted average liquid reserves of $426,633, or nearly twice the level of borrowers backing a deal completed in January.
May 29
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Just two months ago, Comptroller Joseph Otting seemed to signal that the OCC might be open to letting national banks rent their charters to payday lenders. Now he is clarifying that it won’t happen.
May 29
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Noria 2018-1 is a €1.6 billion securitization of unsecured personal loans, of which 30% are debt consolidation accounts.
May 28
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Just 16% of the collateral for the $522 million Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2018-2 consist of “rehabbed” Federal Family Education Loan Program loans.
May 28
