The Irving, Tex.-based specialty lender boosted senior-note credit enhancement levels and has stabilized portfolio losses to break the AA ratings cap on its deals, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Previously a partner at Winston & Strawn, he brings more than 25 years of experience handling complex structured finance and specialty finance transactions.

The Taxs Cuts and Jobs Act preserves most of existing benefits for owners, operators, and investors, and provides a few new perks as well; there are some trade-offs to be made, however.

The global real estate and investment management firm took ownership of the portfolio after the 2013 CMBS that it originally backed failed to pay off at maturity, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

The New York-based alternative asset manager is first out of the gate with a new-issue deal amidst a flurry of early reset/refinancing activity totaling $3.4 billion.

Senate negotiators are working on a bill that would place Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac into receivership and replace them with multiple mortgage guarantors, according to sources.

The first prime auto-loan securitizations for Ally Bank and captive-finance lenders for Toyota and Ford total $3.5-$4B, according to rating agency presale reports.

The nation's largest private student lender plans to use $30 million of its anticipated tax-cut windfall to speed up its diversification plan and strengthen its digital capabilities.

Goldman Sachs was set to price $898.1 million of the sales tax bonds Wednesday, but the sale was delayed until next week at the earliest.

A $235 million deal is backed by a 27-story Manhattan office building; another, for $150 million, is backed by a portfolio of office and research and development buildings in Silicon Valley.

Proceeds will repay a tranche of variable-rate notes issued in 2016, as well as for general corporate purposes, including paying a capital dividend to shareholders.

Blackstone used the $189 million mortgage to help finance its purchase of the Turtle Bay Resort; it's planning to add rooms, but the new development will be held outside the trust.