At the federal level, the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) allows both residential and commercial developers to offset 30% of their costs. Various states also offer credits.

Onslow Bay is making its debut in the securitization market with $231 million of bonds backed by mortgage loans the real estate investment trust acquired from several lenders, according to Standard & Poor's.

CLO managers have received some Congressional backing for their efforts to curb the impact of forthcoming risk-retention standards.

Navient said Monday that investors in six student loan securitizations it services had voted to extend the maturity dates of the bonds.

Investors in the class C notes of Multi-Cat Mexico 2-12-1 are still in suspense, even after default.

Fannie Mae just took out a potential chunk of private label CMBS supply. The agency said today it’s helping fund Blackstone’s purchase of Stuy Town.

Thanks to persistently low interest rates and rising property values, sponsors had little trouble refinancing the wall of commercial mortgage debt maturing this year.

Jefferies is Floating Plans to Finance the 5% stakes that CLO managers will need to retain in their own deals.

Citigroup Latest Securitization of Prosper Loans Rated by both Moody's Invetors Service and Fitch Ratings.

California Republic Bank is marketing its fourth auto loan securitization this year.

HomeUnion in Irvine, Calif., has formed a mortgage-brokerage division that will focus on investors in single-family rental homes.

American Homes 4 Rent, the largest publicly traded U.S. single-family home landlord, agreed to acquire a smaller competitor, American Residential Properties Inc., in a deal valued at $1.5 billion, including debt.