Finance

A $215 million commercial mortgage that was used to acquire the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua is being used as collateral for a transaction called GS Mortgage Securities 2018-LUAU

The unique approach Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are each taking with their credit-risk transfer products is quickly becoming a key point of differentiation that's rekindling competition between the government-sponsored enterprises.

Laurel Davis, VP, credit risk transfer at Fannie Mae, explains why the switch to a REMIC structure for CAS is important, and why it took so long.

Tishman Hotel & Realty and MetLife are refinancing the Swan and the Dolphin, adjoining resort complexes with a total of 2,270 rooms.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac transferred a substantial amount of credit risk to the private sector through both single-family and multifamily market transactions in the first half of the year, with activity expected to rise in 2019, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

The firm's risk profile has not altered, executives said on a third-quarter earnings call Wednesday; it remains "appropriately cautious."

The $571 million transaction is backed by 915 loans originated from 2002 and 2008 that Waterfall Asset Management acquired over eight years.

The deal comes a year after the captive finance company began excluding low-FICO loans from its primary auto loan ABS platform.

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

When the mortgage giant will be released from government control is anyone's guess, but the company's third-quarter report shows signs of an easier transition.

The $325 million deal is backed by franchise fees and royalties; the collateral does not include profits from company-owned stores.

The €411 million deal puts it in the small club of UK managers that have completed three or more transactions in 2018.

It is issuing another $55 million of Series 2018-1 bonds backed by cell tower leases from its Diamond Issuer master trust; some $41 million will be deposited in a prefunding account.

The structure reduces counterparty risk in the GSE's benchmark Connecticut Avenue Securities program; it also expands the investor base.

The New York-based firm is adding 4.9 years to the reinvestment period of the $518.6 million Neuberger Berman CLO XVIII.

The backloaded maturity schedule of the debt brings comparisons to the city's supposedly abandoned "scoop-and-toss" practices.

The REIT formerly known as Sutherland Asset Management is pooling loans with an average balance of $583,029 on primarily single-tenant and owner occupied properties.

The notes are secured by a pool of 35 mid- to end-of-life aircraft, according to Fitch Ratings. The pool has a weighted average age of 13.9 years.

Sales of older vehicles are on the rise and prices are headed back up, so there's more collateral available and it is also performing better.

The $597 million AREIT 2018-CRE2 is also slightly less concentrated than the sponsor's inaugural deal, completed in February.