On Tuesday, state legislators voted to override Gov. Sam Brownback’s veto of a bill that would raise state income taxes, effectively killing a plan to reduce the budget gap by securitizing tobacco settlement payments.
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Investors in hundreds of millions of dollars of bonds backed by private student debt could pay the price for shoddy paperwork and aggressive pursuit of troubled borrowers.
July 18
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The House Appropriations Committee approved a HUD funding bill Monday that would prohibit the FHA from insuring properties with a Property Assessed Clean Energy loan in a first-lien position.
July 18
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Citigroup and Deutsche Bank are marketing $931.6 million of commercial mortgage bonds with heavy exposure to three Manhattan skyscrapers.
July 18
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development is implementing reforms to its reverse mortgage program and providing more counseling resources for seniors who are considering the product, Secretary Ben Carson said Monday.
July 17
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House lawmakers including Jeb Hensarling are preparing to move on a series of targeted regulatory relief bills in an effort to give Senate Banking Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, more leeway when he tries to craft a relief measure.
July 17
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Navient and Social Finance are kicking off what’s expected to be a busy second half for student loan securitization with two deals totaling nearly $1.5 billion.
July 17
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The collateral pool has a slightly higher percentage of new vehicles (24.53%) than the sponsor’s previous deal, and a shorter remaining weighted average term (62 months).
July 16
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While some policymakers are open to accommodating fintech companies with looser oversight compared with banks, the New York State superintendent is unapologetic about her tough approach.
July 14
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The Series 2017-F1 transaction is secured by receivables from CAN$1.78b in dealer advances; the senior tranche of notes earned triple-A from both Moody's and DBRS.
July 13
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The UK lender has issued eight prior securitizations, but Charter Mortgage Funding 2017-1 is its first that does not include either non-conforming or 'buy-to-let' loans in the collateral.
July 13
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The percentage of obligors in the $512 million deal with investment grade credit rating has fallen from that of the previous transaction, but credit enhancement is higher.
July 13
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Both offerings are backed primarily by leases on agricultural equipment, but Kubotah's has a much higher percentage of leases on new equipment.
July 12
