Commercial lending

The remainder of the collateral was contributed by Goldman Sachs, which is also holding onto 5% of the risk in the deal to comply with risk retention rules.

Despite a generally positive picture in the Shared National Credit report, regulators warned that underperforming loans in the portfolio remain elevated.

Federal regulators should consider applying guidance that is nearly two decades old to end uncertainty about the legality of particular bank partnerships.

Some in the industry worry the Fed may balk at allowing OCC charter recipients into the payments system, but Otting downplayed those concerns.

The tricky part: raising awareness without appearing to take advantage of borrowers at a time when agencies like the SBA are out of commission.

This year saw elation over the rollback of risk retention for CLOs give way to concerns about leveraged lending, the 1st post-crisis downgrade of a subprime auto deal, the 1st AAA for commercial PACE, and much, much more.

Freddie Mac issued its first non-low-income housing tax credit forward commitment, providing financing for an affordable housing development in Minnesota.

The state has expanded the scope of ongoing legal actions against Avant and Marlette to include several securitization trusts and trustees.

The online lender will roll out the business early next year with a focus on loans of less than $100,000.

Live Oak Bancshares became an SBA juggernaut by making loans, selling them and making more. With economic conditions changing, it is retaining more credits.

An agency report said servicing portfolios have shrunk by nearly half in 10 years as much of the mortgage market has shifted to nonbanks.

The electric car maker was able to offer less credit enhancement on the senior tranche of notes to be issued because residual value accounts for less of the collateral than its prior deal.

The transaction has a senior-note tranche with a double-A rating from DBRs, and is being arranged by Banco Santander.

This marketplace lender's third securitization of the year again features fewer 60-month loans, slightly higher FICOs and lower coupons.

A joint venture between the REIT and two Chinese investors obtained a $364 million five-year, fixed-rate loan on the portfolio from Column Financial.

Social Finance, the lending and refinancing startup valued at more than $4 billion, is cutting about 7% of its staff, according to a person familiar with the matter.

The amount of debt owed by businesses and the valuations of corporations are elevated, creating a growing source of concern, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

Cracks may be visible in U.S. leveraged loans, but investor concerns about credit are "somewhat overblown," according to JPMorgan Chase.

While they won’t be in position to enact legislation, House Democrats could use their newfound power to spotlight issues that Republicans have largely ignored, including the exploding levels of corporate debt.

The Loan Syndications & Trading Association wants to introduce “delayed compensation” for brokers who have to wait too long to take possession from agent banks.