The number of junk-rated companies downgraded fell to 19 in July, comparedwith an average of 30 for the trailing 12 months. The upgrade count also fell 10, down from 19 in June.

Marjan van der Weijden, an 18-year veteran of the company based in London, Is taking over Duignan’s former role as global group head of structured finance and covered bonds.

It’s not clear whether syndicated credit agreements require 100% investor consent before adopting a new benchmark. The industry trade group suggests giving new loans the flexibility to change indexes without unanimous approval, but investor advocates are balking.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is seeking to scrap a challenge to its fintech charter by New York’s bank regulator.

The $533.1 million collateralized loan obligation portfolio has an unusual capital structure; just two senior tranches will be issued, along with a single subordinated tranche comprising more than one-third of the notional value.

The commitments were the residue of restrictions that were placed on Ally in the wake of government bailouts in 2008 and 2009.

Compliance experts and CU execs outline changes they still hope the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will make, even as the rule's implementation date approaches.

The three new deals totaling $1 billion that priced in August, bringing issuance for the year-to-date to $8.3 billion., That matches 2016's full-year total.

The number of U.S. properties that were equity rich in the second quarter grew by 1.6 million properties from a year ago.

Regulators reached a $183.5 million settlement with the court-appointed receiver of an Oregon private equity firm that could provide debt relief to 41,000 students of the bankrupt Corinthian College

The diverse mix of collateral ranges from vehicles and medical equipment to high-end fitness machines and tanning beds that Abcfinance provides for German SMEs and entrepreneurs.

BA Credit Card Trust 2017-2 is an offering of three-year of Class A notesinitially sized at $500 million; it comes six months after the bank's initial trip the securitization market of the year, which raised $2 billion.