U.S. banks are taking bigger risks in auto lending as they compete for market share in a sector that remains red-hot.

Government scrutiny of the for-profit education industry could intensify default risks on up to $1.88 billion of commercial mortgage bonds backed by properties occupied by Corinthian Colleges, the University of Phoenix, and DeVry,

Recent legislative proposals to make piecemeal changes to the government-sponsored enterprises could set broader GSE reform on the wrong path.

Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay a $70 million penalty in ending the bank's five-year fight to settle legal claims over foreclosure missteps after the 2008 credit crisis.

Freddie Mac’s newest form of mortgage reinsurance transfers the risk of credit losses on 15-year residential mortgages that it insures.

Hertz Corp. is marketing two as-yet unsized offerings of notes backed by its auto rental fleet, according to rating agency reports.

The Obama administration and an independent federal banking agency are advising the Supreme Court not to review a lower-court ruling that has roiled the marketplace lending sector and caused consternation throughout much of the consumer finance industry.

Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt sounded alarm bells Tuesday about Home Loan Banks' reliance on short-term funding in the form of discount notes.

The due-diligence firms that vet loans before securitization are erring on the side of caution when assessing the risk to investors of liability from the new consumer mortgage disclosure rules.

A surge of bankruptcies and a trio of distressed exchanges so far in May show that speculative-grade corporate liquidity remains under pressure heading into the summer, according to Moody's.

In a report published Tuesday, Wells said that retailer loans held by collateralized loan obligations are performing as well, if not better, than most of other loans in CLO portfolios, outside of the oil and gas industries. In addition, only 8% of retail loans in CLOs are trading under $80.