Improved underwriting allowed the lender to secure AAA ratings despite offering the lowest credit enhancement on senior SDART notes in three years.
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The $510.2 million transaction, BDS 2018-FL1, is primarily backed by multifamily (47%) and office buildings (42.1%) originated by ROC Debt Strategies Fund II REIT.
February 12
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There could be a pause in new issuance as CLO managers wait to see if the government will appeal; longer term, the pace will pick up as the playing field is leveled for smaller managers.
February 12
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Nearly 52% of the pool in the captive-finance company's first 2018 vehicle-lease securitization involves contracts for popular crossover models like the Chevrolet Equinox, the GMC Acadia and Cadillac XT5.
February 12
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Fintech firms and industry watchers hope the pilot program will help fix a balkanized chartering system, but getting enough states on board to expand the plan's reach could be a challenge.
February 9
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A three-judge panel for the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with the LSTA in its lawsuit seeking to reverse rules requiring CLO managers to hold "skin in the game" under Dodd-Frank.
February 9
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Quicken Loans, Citizens Bank and Better Mortgage are refinancing loans using Airbnb income as part of a pilot project with Fannie Mae.
February 9
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The REIT has obtained a $395 million loan form JPMorgan Chase that is being used to repay existing debt of $378.9 million that was previously securitized in BAML 2014-ASHF.
February 9
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The three offerings push the first-quarter volume of subprime auto loan asset-backeds past $5 billion, an indication of unwavering demand for the risky asset class.
February 9
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Players as small as Oxford Lane and as large as the Carlyle Group have money to put to work funding risk retention and investing opportunistically; trends could attract more first-time managers.
February 8
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The collateral for Navient Private Education Refi 2018-1 is similar to that of Earnest's previous deal, completed in May, but it is rated two notches higher, at, AAA by S&P Global Ratings.
February 8
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Most of the collateral was acquired over the past year; that’s in contrast with the sponsor’s previous two transactions, in which a portion of the collateral was seasoned and refinanced from earlier transactions.
February 8
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The deal is backed by an unusually concentrated portfolio of just 19 loans on properties being rehabbed or converted to a new use; by property type, the biggest exposure is to hospitality, at 19.7%.
February 8
