A bipartisan coalition of AGs and officials representing 25 states sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos today urging the department to reject what they said was a campaign to dismantle state oversight of the industry.

The second liens, which accompany CMBS first mortgages, range in size from $500,000 to $5 million, a segment of the market that is not well served by either banks or debt funds.

Deserve is offering unsecured cards to young adults who do not have traditional credit scores. The Silicon Valley startup uses a proprietary algorithm that analyzes bank account activity to evaluate the likelihood that borrowers will repay.

The company, formerly known as Colony American, completed three previous transactions, the last one in 2016, before rules requiring sponsors to keep “skin in the game” of their deals took effect.

The U.S. Second Circuit ruled that Momentive Performance Materials should use what's known a a "market rates" formula to determine the appropriate payout for a series of replacement notes issued to bondholders.

British regulators are touting the success of their so-called regulatory sandbox. Their American counterparts have been unable to agree on a comprehensive scheme to foster innovation.

Veros is based in California but recently expanded on the East Coast, resulting in a dip in credit performance; Kroll capped its rating in the senior notes of the $165 million deal at single A.

The CFPB's practice of "regulation by enforcement" forces mortgage companies to develop compliance standards based on the mistakes of their peers, rather than clear guidance from the enforcement agency, said David Motley, the new chairman of the Mortgage Bankers Association.

After issuing only a single prime auto lease securitization in 2016, Ford Motor Credit's trust has returned to its traditional twice-annual schedule it followed from 2010-2015.

Capital Auto Receivables Asset Trust has just 3.3% of the pool comprised of manufacturer subsidized loans, down from 9.9% in Ally's prior CARAT deal in July 2016.

With online retailers beginning to challenge the dominance of brick-and-mortar grocery stores, CRE loans to strip mails anchored by them look riskier.

Four new CLOs have been priced in the last week inside of 120 basis points over Libor, a rarely breached floor for most of 2017.