CMBS

Some commercial mortgage bond investors would like to see sponsors of deals eat even more of their own cooking. And that appears to be what Goldman Sachs is doing in a transaction that launched Wednesday.

Late payments on securitized commercial mortgages resumed climbing in February, after an unexpected pause the previous month.

Securitization pros compared notes on regulatory compliance and learned about the risks and rewards of fintech; here are the highlights of the Structured Finance Industry Group;s annual confab.

JPMorgan is relying on someone else to keep “skin in the game” of its next offering of commercial mortgage bonds.

The oft-maligned risk-retention standards for asset-backed securities benefits from members of at least one segment of the market: commercial mortgage-backed securities investors.

Securitization pros are guardedly optimistic about the Trump Administration’s impact on the industry, even if no one expects to see a rollback of regulations imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act in the immediate future.

The Structured Finance Industry Group is teaming up with the trade association for the blockchain industry to explore ways that distributed ledger technology can be used to speed up transaction processing and improve transparency.

Värde Partners, a Dallas-based firm with over $12 billion in existing or previously distressed acquisitions, has pooled 201 of commercial, vacant land and residential properties in the $348.2 million VSD 2017-PLT1 asset-backed transaction rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Wells Fargo Goes It Alone on 1st Risk Retention Compliant CMBS

Commercial mortgage loan originations in 2017 are expected to increase 3% over last year to a record high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.