Despite a legislative push by some senators and other stakeholders to jump-start housing finance reform, efforts to form consensus over a bill once again are stuck in neutral.

The new transaction, the $608 million Business Jet Securities, Series 2018-1, is less than half the size of the $1.48 billion deal pulled in September; it also appears to be less risky, by several measures.

Onex reset a deal, agreeing to a higher coupon on the AAA-rated senior notes, in order to gain a five-year reinvestment period extension; it substantially narrowed spreads on subordinate notes.

The legislation, introduced by Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., would essentially reverse a court ruling that marketplace lenders say has blocked them from helping more consumers access credit.

With few foreclosed homes left to pick up on the cheap, the biggest landlords are buying, or building, new single-family homes to pad their portfolios; mortgages on these properties could show up as collateral in rental bonds.

Ares, along with RDA and Park Hotels & Resorts, obtained a $475 million loan from JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo; proceeds will refinance a loan securitized in 2014 and return $90 million of equity.

It will use proceeds from the issuance of $640 million of bonds backed by wireless tower leases to help repay two deals totaling $755 million that were issued in 2013.

Eliminating the requirement that CLO managers keep skin in the game of deals should boost issuance, but this could result in weaker credit quality of collateral as competition for loans increases.

The online small-business lender is enjoying a payoff from its year-old push to cut costs and tighten underwriting standards. It is also set to announce another lending agreement with a major bank this year, its CEO said Tuesday.

Moody's Investors Service has revised its expectations for cumulative net losses, to 3.75% from 3.5%, because a 2016 transaction is not performing as well as expected.

Continuing to pull back the reins on the aggressive approach taken under former Director Richard Cordray, the agency's new five-year plan values consumer choice over heavy-handed enforcement.

A new due diligence firm created by a trio of former Clayton Holdings executives wants to shake up a static business model.