Fitch has taken a slightly dimmer view of Midland Loan Services’ ability to workout distressed commercial mortgages.

In a report published Thursday, Moody’s Investors Service warned that loans backed by shopping centers are an increasing cause of concern for mortgage bond investors and provided some criteria for evaluating the long-term viability of regional malls.

Ocwen Financial Corp.'s loan servicing subsidiary has reached a settlement with the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions' consumer services division over the servicer's practice of using unlicensed offshore companies.

Ygrene Energy Fund has appointed three finance veterans to manage growth, issue securitizations and support capital raises as the company expands to meet demand from institutional markets.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through August 26, 2016.

Underwriting league tables for asset-backed securities for the year through August 26, 2016.

Nat Hoopes, executive director of a trade group that represents the chief executives of Wall Street banks, is making the jump to fintech.

The weaker collateral pools in recent-vintage subprime auto loan pools are leading to rising delinquencies and portfolio losses, with July's annualized net losses climbing 17% month-over-month, and 28% year-over-year.

Many lenders are still reluctant to give mortgages to borrowers with less-than-pristine credit, yet such loans are far more likely than prime jumbo loans to be bundled into collateral bonds. Sreeni Prabhu of Angel Oak Capital credits banks' behavior and higher interest rates for that reality.

Lending Club hired a pair of Wall Street executives to strengthen relationships with investors after many pulled back from buying the loans it arranges online during a tumultuous second quarter.

NorthStar Education Finance, a Delaware non-profit, is marketing $90 million of bonds backed by private loans to medical and law students.