Finance

With year-to-date issuance at $51.7 billion, investor demand appears to remain strong despite economic headwinds of the pandemic.

The mortgage servicing rights package going up for bid adds to signs that the market for large offerings is becoming more active.

Tesla last week priced its latest auto-lease securitization at signficantly reduced spreads from its last deal—reflecting strong investor demand for TALF-backed securities and an improving outlook for the world's largest battery-electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer.

In its sixth securitization of 2020, IPFS Corp. is pursuing a $400 million deal backed by a revolving pool of insurance-premium finance loans and secured by the right to receive the unearned premium amounts from the loans.

More than 2,500 Fitch-rated structured finance transactions face significant challenges transitioning from Libor to an alternative floating-rate benchmark, but the ratings agency doesn’t foresee that resulting in potential ratings downgrades until 2022.

The mortgage giants will have to meet benchmarks for covering cash flow needs during stressed periods. The FHFA views the requirements as a prerequisite to the companies exiting conservatorship.

The $156.5 million Amax Mortgage Loan Trust 2020-B is collateralized by 764 seasoned “re-performing” loans (RPLs), which are mortgages that were previously delinquent, as long as 90 days, but have recently been performing well.

Verizon is launching its 12th securitization of device payment-plan agreements, marking its second asset-backed issuance this year.

The private equity megalith's mortgage trust made a second-quarter net income of over $17.5 million and $85.2 million in core earnings.

The complaint filed by New York, California and Illinois argues that the regulation, issued in response to the 2015 Madden decision, undermines state laws intended to protect consumers.

Student loan servicing giants, Sallie Mae Bank and its offshoot Navient Solutions, are each approaching the market with deals securitizing students loans, providing investors with exposure to different types of loans and deal risks.

From guidelines for remote appraisal alternatives to the ways that forbearance affects borrowers' ability to get new loans, here are five examples of mortgage requirements that have been in flux since the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

After receiving a third-party stamp of approval, Fannie Mae announced July 27 completing the latest two issuances of a single-family green mortgage backed security as part of an ongoing program that started in April and expands its long-time multi-family green MBS program.

The ongoing pandemic and the resulting weak global economy will lead to tighter-than-expected underwriting of structured transactions and continue to weaken their performance, but investors are nevertheless starting to open their arms to more risk.

Nearly 12 million renters could be served with eviction notices in the next four months. And in some cities, like New York and Houston, more than a fifth of renters say they have “no confidence” in their ability to pay next month.

Though the majority of retail real estate investment trusts carry investment-grade ratings, landlords may not see their credit metrics return to pre-pandemic levels until 2022.

The mortgage REIT's external manager responded by filing a new lawsuit against it, calling the move "baseless and retaliatory."

The coronavirus impact in the U.,S. alone has resulted in a 30% year-over-year decline across securitizations, CLOs and MBS.

Moody's says anchor stores like J.C. Penney and Neiman Marcus represent only a small portion of CMBS retail exposure, but their deteriorating fortunes will hasten the decline in credit quality of CMBS-held loans backed by Class "B" and "C" malls.

The measures currently ensuring mortgage companies have sufficient cash to cover advances aren't necessarily sustainable, warns Ted Tozer, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute and a former government official.