Some commercial buildings that are not required to obtain earthquake insurance may still be susceptible to significant structural damage that could put the borrowers at risk of default, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.
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Aegon Asset Management's new Cedar Funding CLO VII is expected to price its senior triple-A notes at 100 basis points above Libor, carrying on a 2017 trend of tightening spreads.
January 31
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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.
January 31
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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.
January 31
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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.
January 31
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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.
January 31
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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.
January 30
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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.
January 30
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The online lender to small businesses is expanding its business deeper into traditional banks’ territory with larger loans.
January 30
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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.
January 29
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The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can utilize "look-backs" of mortgage servicing and underwriting rules to push for significant changes.
January 29
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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.
January 29
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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.
January 29
