Commercial lending

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.

S&P considers the $1.034 billion lease securitization among the "most diversified" in lease-end concentrations, limiting the impact of future declines in residual values as cars come off lease.

The San Francisco company, which has racked up big losses over the last two and a half years, signaled Tuesday that it is on a path to profitability after resolving a series of longstanding regulatory problems.

The New York-based online lender plans to spend an additional $15 million next year, largely on bank partnerships and international expansion.

Marlette sharply reduced the share of sub-700 FICO borrowers, while also tightening a trigger tied to cumulative loss rates to enhance investor protections.