A federal appeals court handed a major victory — and a significant defeat — to the CFPB by upholding its constitutional structure while also slapping down the agency's practice of making new interpretations of law through enforcement actions.

The decision by the appeals court means that a president can only fire the head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for cause. But the ruling also scrapped the CFPB's massive fine against a nonbank mortgage lender.

While tightening down on cov-lite and subordinate loans, Marathon CLO XI's rules give the asset manager more room to trade in lower-credit and DIP loans.

The Renaissance Aruba Resort & Casino went through a foreclosure in 2012, giving its mezzanine lender an equity stake; the majority owners have obtained a new $195 million loan to buy out two partners.

The deal was launched shortly after SoFi announced that Anthony Noto, the chief operating officer of Twitter, will join as CEO. It also benefits from higher credit enhancement.

The Detroit company recorded an 11% increase in car loans and leases originated during the fourth quarter, as well as a jump in yields. Ally appears to be benefiting from Wells Fargo's substantial retrenchment in auto lending.

The online lender to small businesses is expanding its business deeper into traditional banks’ territory with larger loans.

Returns for equity investors are increasingly under pressure because of demand for the underlying loan assets, but strategies to boost returns can investors in other CLO securities at risk.

The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can utilize "look-backs" of mortgage servicing and underwriting rules to push for significant changes.

Lease contracts from the newly acquired business account for 5% of collateral for the $305.7 million transaction; the remainder is leases on construction and transportation equipment.

Wall Street's home buying spree amounts to a huge bet that the homeownership rate will stay low and rents rise; that's far less certain under the new tax code, according to Fannie Mae's chief economist Douglas Duncan.

JPMorgan is bundling portions of the first mortgages on six towers in what was once the Jersey City Medical Center into collateral for $200 million of commercial mortgage bonds.