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.

The single-B rated company is facing a large cash requirement as it ramps up production of its Model 3; but leases backed by electric vehicles pose additional risks for investors in asset-backeds.

Fannie Mae's multifamily volume hit another record high of $67 billion in 2017 as former top producer Wells Fargo nearly halved its volume and nonbank competitors increased their market share.

The credit quality of the collateral appears to have improved, but investor protections have also decreased; as a result, Kroll is only assigning an 'A' to the senior tranche of notes.

The $407 million Crown Point 4 is also the first CLO in nearly three years for Valcour, which was last in the market with the $400 million Crown Point III in March 2015.

David Nelms said that many digital lenders do not understand how to underwrite personal loans properly, and he took a dig at their lack of profitability. The upstarts say their industry's ability to attract capital speaks for itself.

Varde VMC Lender, a Minneapolis firm specializing in distressed commercial real estate, has branched out to financing offices and apartment buildings being upgraded or repurposed.

The percentage of flood damage to residential properties from Hurricane Harvey that is uninsured is turning out to be a little higher than earlier estimates.