Fitch Ratings says the default rate for leveraged loans held by CLOs it rates remains "benign" at 0.4%, although slight concerns remain about bankruptcies looming defaults from speculative-grade debt held by key retail, media and energy sector firms.

The first conduit commercial mortgage securitization to hit the market in several weeks has significant exposure to offices and hotels.

Freddie Mac is preparing a second transaction designed to transfer credit risk on mortgages that have been modified in order to avoid default.

Fannie Mae has made three selling guide changes aimed at helping the growing number of borrowers with student debt qualify for home loans, and may begin testing other similar proposals related to this goal.

President Trump and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray appear locked in a game of chicken over his continued leadership of the agency

Napier Park to issue 1st CLO of year; Moody's expects CLO refi activity to remain strong; S&P puts gobal corporate default tally for 2017 at 30, including 23 in the U.S.

Goldman Sachs is marketing a $465 million of commercial mortgage bonds backed a portfolio of 10 office properties in Houston, Texas.

Online consumer lender Avant continues to boost quality of its underwriting, and this is helping to reduce its funding costs.

Renovate America launches $268 million of bonds backed by Property Clean Energy Assessements; Calibur Home Loans returns with non-prime RMBS, and three more collateralized loan obligations refinance.

A $26 million settlement by Santander Consumer is shining a light on the hard-to-measure problem of auto dealer fraud, while also raising questions about the adequacy of lenders' efforts to combat bad behavior

Caliber Home Loans’ next non-prime mortgage securitization is nearly twice as large as its previous deal, completed in December.

Charles Citro joined the Morningstar Credit Ratings this week as managing director for commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings and analytics