Commercial lending

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.

It's the first time any of the rating agencies has assigned an AAA for any securitization of consumer loans by a marketplace lender.

The Federal Reserve is getting more concerned about risks from the leveraged loan market, with a key official saying it's now taking a "closer look" at whether banks are chasing deals without adequately protecting themselves against losses.

The $286.4 million deal is an important test for Upgrade, which has raised $142 million of equity over the past two years but has yet to turn a profit.

ODX will pursue deals with banks that want to use the New York lender’s technology to offer online small-business loans.

The transaction's note size is to be determined, but is backed by €750M in lease-backed receivables, compared to €1.5 billion in VW's most recent German lease ABS in May.

The deal benefits from lower credit enhancement requirements after pooling higher FICOs and more seasoned contracts; but residual values continue to decline for the German automaker.

Gov. Jerry Brown’s administration sent letters Wednesday to 20 nonbank lenders that charge triple-digit annual percentage rates to try to determine if their use of online referrals is steering borrowers into larger loans than they want or need.

The House of Representatives passed two bills that would tie appraisal waivers for Small Business Administration loans to bank rules for commercial real estate loans, despite objections from the Appraisal Institute about its members being cut out of transactions.

The bank seeks to answer the threat posed by disruptors with quick online loans and a card that rewards small businesses for more kinds of spending.

The agency wants more information as it conducts fair-lending exams, but conflicting statutes make writing a data collection rule difficult.

The legislation, which creates new disclosure standards for financing costs, could hamstring commercial lenders that offer revolving credit facilities.