Yum! Brands is tapping the securitization market to refinance a $2.0 billion bridge loan it obtained in connection with plans to split off its China business and modernize its three main brands.
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Spruce Finance, Inc., a newly formed financier of residential energy-efficiency and solar panel installations, is issuing its first securitization of home improvement loans originated through both its predecessor companies and Fannie Mae.
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Underwriting league tables for asset-baked securities for the year through June 10, 2016.
June 9 -
Marketplace lenders have unveiled a number of self-regulatory plans over the last year in an attempt to stave off government intervention. But a top official at the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday that what has been done so far is not sufficient to protect borrowers.
June 9 -
Duke Energy Florida has launched a $1.3 billion offering of bonds backed by fees it will charge to recover costs associated with the retirement of its Crystal River Unit 3 nuclear power plant
June 9 -
Fearing that housing finance reform has fallen off the congressional priority list, bank and housing trade groups sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt on Wednesday to draw attention to the issue.
June 9
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Two new auto loan pools being issued this week by Foursight Capital and DriveTime Auto Group provide evidence of subprime auto lendings ongoing market momentum.
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Growth in air travel is slowing, but investors are still snapping up bonds backed by leases on passenger jets.
June 8 -
LendingClub abruptly adjourned its annual shareholder meeting Tuesday, saying it wasn't ready to address investors after a leadership shakeup last month. It also overhauled criteria for the consumer loans it arranges online.
June 7 -
JPMorgan Chases next residential mortgage securitization looks a lot like the six deals it completed in 2015: it is backed by jumbo loans to high quality borrowers that the bank acquired from other originators.
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LStar Capital Finance, the credit affiliate of Lone Star Funds, a global private equity firm, is marketing a $500 million of commercial mortgage securitization, according to rating agency reports.
June 7 -
Ocwen Financial Corp. in West Palm Beach, Fla., will lay off 120 employees as part of a plan to reduce costs
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