Once billed as a safer alternative to traditional finance, the new crop of tech-powered lenders is starting to resemble previous generations of finance companies whose fortunes rose and fell with each economic cycle.

DBRS assigned ‘AAA’ ratings to €137.5 million ($150.3 million) of notes issued from RCI Banque’s Cars Alliance Auto Loans France Master.

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its annual review on the credit rating agencies and cited several notable improvements to their operations.

Everyday investors provide marketplace lenders a cushion in case institutional buyers find greener pastures. But regulatory hurdles and an addiction to fast growth are making it difficult for the platforms to lure those coveted savers.

The strong recovery in commercial real estate has enabled borrowers to resolve a lot of problem loans made before the financial crisis, but Fitch Ratings continues to expect no recoveries from "hope notes."

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RAIT Financial Trust said Thursday it closed on its fifth commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through December 23, 2015.

Puerto Rico’s electric utility reached an agreement with insurance companies MBIA Inc. and Assured Guaranty Ltd. and bondholders to restructure its $8.2 billion of debt.

Standard & Poor's downgrade of Volkswagen will have no immediate impact on its three U.S. auto loan and one auto lease asset-backed securities transactions it rates originated by VW Credit.

The average price of the loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities increased modestly from October to November, according to DebtX.

Freddie Mac is one-upping Fannie Mae by offering to retain some home loans that have defects but without requiring that mortgage lenders pay a fee.