A bill to strengthen consumer protections for Property Assessed Clean Energy financing programs in California was approved by the Senate Monday and is headed to the governor’s desk for his signature.
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The bill provides clarity to capital requirements to certain acquisition, development and construction loans are assigned a higher risk weighting under Basel III.
October 13
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The increase reflects stronger demand from obligors as the performance of this industry improves, rather than a decision by the lessor, according to Fitch Ratings.
October 13
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JPMorgan Chase reported a rise in value of its mortgage servicing rights despite lower originations in this year's third quarter.
October 12
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CarMax, BMW, Santander and Credit Acceptance Corp. all launched deals Thursday; they add to the $35 billion in prime auto, $12.31 billion in prime lease, and $19.4 billion in subprime auto loan ABS so far this year.
October 12
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Moody's notes that the practice masks the actual performance of the equipment lessor's recent securitizations; the rating agency has increased its expectation for cumulative net losses on the latest deal by 25 basis points, to 2.75%.
October 12
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Issuing bonds backed by credit-card receivables was formerly a bi-annual occurance for First National Bank of Omaha. This year, FNBO has served up a pair of transactions of its direct-issue and co-branded cards.
October 12
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The allure of promised savings persuaded most Chicago City Council members.
October 11
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Over 80% of the cars are diesel-engine vehicles, bringing potential volatility to the portfolio cash flows given the public debate over potential panning such cars in several European urban centers.
October 11
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The deal does not even merit a BBB-plus, according to Fitch, which cites insufficient credit enhancement, exposure to high-risk obligors, and the servicer's lack of experience.
October 11
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A wave of corporate loan refinancings is putting collateralized loan obligations afoul of a covenant designed to safeguard their own investors.
October 11
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At $307.5 million, the deal is more than twice the size the sponsor's initial transaction completed in February; it includes a prefunding account, which could introduce drift in the credit quality of the collateral.
October 11
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The investment arm of Microsoft founder Paul Allen has also committed $100 million of funding to help CleanFund warehouse additional PACE assets that will eventually be securitized.
October 11
