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Donald Layton, who has run the mortgage giant since 2012, discussed the busy agenda leading up to his departure and says Freddie can serve as a "technical adviser" in GSE reform talks.

Managers surveyed by IACPM generall agree a downturn in the current global credit cycle is coming, but aren't yet "willing to put on the brakes."

Enterprise Fleet Management's third securitization of the year feature leases with just two months of seasoning, on average.

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.

The mortgages being reinsured are more seasoned than most other deals rated by Morningstar, which helps offset the risk of lower initial weighed average LTV.

Federal and state regulators are at odds over the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s new licensing program, but there are ways to improve current law to appease both sides.

S&P also upgraded five more senior tranches of the deals citing paydowns, which in one CLO was accelerated by the diversion of interest from sub notes.

Questions surrounding Eric Blankenstein, a senior CFPB official whose racially charged writings from over a decade ago have led to calls for his resignation, have been referred to the agency's watchdog.

The $462.3 million VMC 2018-FL2 will be backed by 25 properties, two of which will be acquired after the deal closes.

Fitch Ratings and Moody's Investors Service each rate a single collateralized loan obligations with exposure to debt of the former retail giant.