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Chicago officials say the city will complete its $3 billion securitization program with a $600 million deal as soon as January.

The $345 million COLT 2018-4 Mortgage Loan Trust has a 42% concentration of loans from the lender’s highest credit tier of high net incomes and high-cost housing within a recently launched “elite access” class of borrowers.

Bank jumbo mortgage underwriting standards weakened in the third quarter by the most in three years and as profitability remains under pressure, loosening should continue at an accelerated pace, a Moody's report said.

Accessory dwelling units are gaining attention as a way to boost the supply of rental housing; dedicated financing could help those who need it the most.

The Trump administration should consider putting much of the subsidized mortgage lending done by the federal government under the government-sponsored enterprises to improve efficiency and transparency.

The $378.5 million transaction is more heavily leveraged than the sponsor's prior deal, completed in 2015; it is also rated one notch lower by Kroll.

Kroll assigned an AA+ to the Class A-1 tranche of EJF’s $351 million TruPS transaction, up two notches from AA- on the sponsor's prior transaction.

American Honda Finance's fourth auto-loan securitization of the year also features borrowers with higher scores and larger loans.

Proceeds from the deal, which is rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency, will be used to repay unrated notes that the company issued earlier in 2018.

Eagle Point's CEO criticized "hyperbole" about growing risks in leveraged loans and CLOs, noting the benefits that price volatility can present to equity buyers.