Live Oak Bancshares in Wilmington, N.C., one of the largest 7(a) program lenders in the U.S. last year, has promoted Greg Thompson to chief operating officer.
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Panelists and attendees at the ABS Vegas 2016 conference conveyed varying levels of doubt about at the prospects for securities backed by consumer and small-business loans originated through online lending platforms like Lending Club, Prosper and Funding Circle.
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Issuance of commercial mortgage bonds has gotten off to a slow start this year, and the pace is unlikely to pick up soon, as origination of loans used as collateral has slowed.
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NewOak named Jonna Boyle as a director in Credit Services LLC, a consultancy that specializes in providing credit and regulatory compliance for commercial and consumer loan products.
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The mortgage servicer said it has received a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its fees for handling distressed loans and properties.
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Esoteric asset classes such as aircraft leases and whole business securitization are starting to attract more attention from traditional investors in high yield corporate bonds.
March 1
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The sharp selloff in leveraged loans has created opportunity for some CLO managers, particularly those with deep pockets. Managers that can quickly acquire loans at a discount in the secondary market can still make money bundling them into collateral for bonds.
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OneSavingBank is readying a £403.2 million securitization of U.K. residential mortgages originated at the peak of the U.K. housing crisis, according to DBRS.
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To Mohamed El-Erian, Donald Trumps rising popularity and a liquidity-boosting move by Chinas central bank are not wholly isolated events.
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Freddie Mac has expanded the amount of loan-level data it discloses about mortgages it insures in an effort to boost appetite for reinsurance.
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After imposing a virtual moratorium on adding new issuers, Ginnie Mae is again accepting applications from mortgage companies seeking to pool loans for securitization and servicing.
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Lending Club announced Friday that it is making changes to its contractual relationship with the bank that issues its loans. The move is designed to protect San Francisco-based Lending Club against legal challenges to its business model.
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Navient is marketing $1.1 billion of bonds backed by federally guaranteed student loans, according to Moodys Investors Service.
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