Donna M. Mitchell is a financial journalist based in the New York metro area with expertise covering structured finance, commercial real estate, and wealth management. Her work has appeared in Forbes, Next Avenue, Financial Planning and National Real Estate Investor.
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OnDeck Asset Securitization Trust III comes to market for its fifth term securitization.
April 22 -
The Mello Warehouse Securitization Trust 2021-2 is preparing a $500 million deal, the latest transaction collateralized by newly originated mortgages that are eligible for purchase by Freddie Mac, Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae.
April 22 -
Progress Residential 2021-SFR4 is making a huge bet on the continued demand for single-family rental properties.
April 22 -
STWD 2021-FL2 is pricing a $1.27 billion managed commercial real estate commercial loan obligation that allows the issuer to reinvest principal proceeds.
April 21 -
Florida accounts for the largest percent of the initial principal balance on the underlying assets.
April 21 -
Wells Fargo has tightened up a few credit characteristics in its latest offering of $826 million in commercial mortgage-backed securities notes.
April 21 -
The pool of pass-through commercial mortgage-backed securities is mostly made up of single-family and multifamily residences.
April 20 -
Trepp research finds that high demand, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak, has rewarded MBS investors' faith in a sector with 'negligible' delinquency rates and healthier leverage levels among operators.
October 27 -
Student housing and assisted/independent living centers were small portions of Freddie's multifamily securitizations prior to COVID, but Kroll noticed they've been missing in most rated deals since spring.
September 30 -
Property-level insurance and funds fronted by servicers appear to mitigate the potential losses from damages and repairs in the Gulf Coast from the massive storm.
August 28 -
PACE sponsors are raising capital and promoting plans to retroactively fund stalled CRE projects amid the COVID-19 outbreak, giving a potential boost to ABS activity in the space.
May 11 -
In the last two quarters of 2019, according to Fitch Ratings, more U.S. managers of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) had been structuring some of their transactions to comply with risk-retention rules.
April 6 -
Long-term leases insulate lessors now, but there's no escaping the potential impact (including airline bankruptcies) from a prolonged outbreak that results in long-term travel restrictions.
February 25 -
Macro factors point to a solid year in the securitization market but wild cards abound, many of them political.
January 13 -
The loans have principal balances ranging from $2.2 million to $66 million, with the largest loan belong to the GNL Office and industrial portfolio of 12 single-tenant industrial and office properties in 10 state
November 4 -
A diverse mix of well-performing assets in its collateral pool is helping CCG Receivables Trust 2019-2 secure a strong credit profile, as it brings $317.2 million in asset-backed securities to market.
November 1 -
The Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, Series 2019-2, brings to market ABS notes, backed by trucking and construction equipment loans, categories that analysts view as solid performers outside of severe macroeconomic pressures.
November 1 -
The outlook for World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, 2019-C should hinge in part on the capabilities of World Omni in the role of originator, underwriter and servicer. So it is probably a boon to the deal that Fitch Ratings says it believes that the company is capable in all those roles.
November 1 -
The portfolio of residential mortgage-backed, pass-through securities within the upcoming deal, TORRENS 2019-2, is considered prime but will have to rely on a number of credit supports to counteract some weaknesses in the underlying loans.
October 31 -
Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, 2019-4, is counting on a de-leverage transaction structure that will boost its credit enhancement levels over time, as it seeks to sell $138 million in securities backed by unsecured consumer loans.
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