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.

The closed-end fund, a major investor in CLO equity. directed resets of four deals that it controls in the first quarter; this helped end a yearlong slide in its weighted average portfolio yield.

The post-recession boom in auto loans and credit cards for borrowers with marred credit histories has been winding down in recent months.

Industrywide, car sales were down last year, but there were record purchases of Civics and brisk second-half sales of the redesigned Accord; this is reflected in the model concentrations of HAROT 2018-2.

The commercial real estate lender, which is controlled by Canadian and Singapore sovereign wealth funds, included some unusual features in the deal, such as a two-year revolving period.

Acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney has dropped agency plans to crack down on overdraft programs and large marketplace lenders. Here's what else he's changing.

Two of the loans, or 10% of the $730 million of collateral, are secured by buildings that derive considerable income from parking, which Kroll Bond Rating Agency warns can fluctuate.

According to Morgan Stanley, seven of 15 new European CLOs in the pipeline are debut or re-entry deals involving U.S. asset managers.

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.