Värde Partners, a Dallas-based firm with over $12 billion in existing or previously distressed acquisitions, has pooled 201 of commercial, vacant land and residential properties in the $348.2 million VSD 2017-PLT1 asset-backed transaction rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Mariner Investment Group has launched offering of private-label resident mortgage bonds, but it’s hard to characterize the collateral.

Santander Consumer USA Holdings plans to increase lending to consumers with solid credit scores after being squeezed by higher losses on its subprime auto book.

The Prime Collateralised Securities Initiative is aiming to boost synthetic securitization, which offer an alternative way for European banks to free up capital for more lending.

Wells Fargo Goes It Alone on 1st Risk Retention Compliant CMBS

Middle market lender Madison Capital Funding is preparing its first collateralized obligation of the year.

Volkswagen’s U.K. finance arm is marketing £750 million ($884 million) of bonds backed by auto leases.

Commercial mortgage loan originations in 2017 are expected to increase 3% over last year to a record high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The industry’s reliance on these yardsticks to estimate the riskiness of a pool of borrowers is mathematically flawed.

In it’s continuing effort to shield taxpayers from potential defaults, Freddie Mac is now offering investors exposure to the credit risk of multifamily mortgages that are awaiting securitization.