The Florida Public Service Commission has a beef with Standard & Poors, Moodys Investors Service, and Fitch Ratings, which all characterize bonds backed by utility fees as a kind of structured finance, rather than as corporate bonds.
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Five commercial mortgage securitizations totaling some $3 billion hit the market Tuesday and Wednesday. This marks a return the pace seen before last weeks presidential election, when deal flow slowed considerably.
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Student loan servicer Navient Corp. has extended the maturity of another $469 million of bonds backed by federally guaranteed student loans.
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The Toronto-Dominion Bank, which hadnt structured a credit-card securitization in 13 years prior to 2016, is prepping its third multi-currency notes offering of the year secured by Canadian dollar-denominated card receivables.
November 16
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Progress Residential is refinancing another securitization of single-family rental properties.
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A group of online consumer loans that were packaged into bonds is going bad faster than lenders and bond underwriters had expected, the latest sign that some startups that aimed to revolutionize the banking industry underestimated the risk they were taking
November 16
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Morningstar Credit Ratings continued its push to become a one-stop ratings agency this fall, adding collateralized loan obligations to its menu of structured finance ratings. The firm issued its first public ratings for two deals in September and November.
November 15
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Investors in commercial mortgage bonds are becoming comfortable with property assessed clean energy financing.
November 15
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Aaron Vermut has resigned as chief executive of Prosper Marketplace, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.
November 14 -
Shellpoint Partners is preparing its first private-label mortgage securitization in over a year, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.
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The $2-per-pack increase boosts the cost for California smokers by 35%, which Moody's said will decrease cigarette consumption across the country because California comprises 10% of total U.S. cigarette consumption.
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SoFi Lending Corp. is marketing its fifth portfolio of refi student loans issued to select advanced-degree professionals. Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is packaging its second portfolio of primarily FFELP consolidated loans, a significant portion of which carry existing or prior impairments.
November 14 -
Freddie Mac is marketing its fourth offering of securities offloading the credit risk of super-conforming mortgages that it insures.
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