The $165 billion of collateralized loan obligations that were refinanced in 2017 as a whole account for more than one-third of all U.S. CLO assets under management, according to Thomson Reuters LPC.
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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
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Voya Alternative Asset Management is replacing and consolidating seven fixed- and floating-rate tranches with five new variable-rate classes that each gained lower rates than predecessor notes.
February 7
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a scathing report Wednesday on Equifax's handling of the data breach last year, part of an effort to gain backing for legislation to rein in the credit bureaus.
February 7
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It's the lender's first deal since being acquired by TIAA; DBRS points to the "stellar" performance of non-securitized prime jumbo loans between 2012 and 2016.
February 7
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The Los Angeles-based distressed-debt specialist has $20.5 billion in dry powder, including over $8.8 billion in uncommitted capital stored in a dormant opportunities fund.
February 7
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It's the first time the private tower operator has issued from its master trust in two years; the A rated notes will be backed by a pool of 2,551 towers representing 66% of its total tower cash flow.
February 6
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Westmont Hospitality Group has secured a $360 million first mortgage and $40 million mezzanine loan from Barclays and Morgan Stanley that is secured by a portfolio of 89 Red Roof locations in 25 states.
February 6
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If the Fed order is lifted quickly — a big if — then the impact on Wells should be minimal. But if it lingers past 2018, then the bank could find itself on the losing end of the battle for customers and top talent.
February 5
