Finance

The booming loan and CLO markets could face hurdles unless merger & acquisition activity picks up.

Finance of America has $350 million of notes coming due next year and wants to trade them for $200 million of secured debt coming due in 2026 and $150 million maturing in 2029.

New York Mortgage Trust's 9.125% notes due 2029 may help fund new purchases of mortgages and securitizations in the private or agency markets.

The deal structure also features a two-year revolving period, followed by a full-turbo amortization phase.

Data center and fiber investments are growing for a host of reasons, including employees working from home more since the pandemic.

Also, 3.3% of the pool are closed-end loans with second lien priority underwritten with various documentation methods.

But those in opposition are still giving the agency props for how it carried out the new product approval process for the first time.

Home price appreciation and favorable economic factors have led to consistent loan performance, but prepayments are increasing with an uptick in housing turnover, according to Morningstar DBRS.

None of the loans registered a delinquency in the past 24 months, and none had received a modification prior to the May 31 cutoff date.

Traders are now betting that may be enough for the Federal Reserve to start cutting interest rates as soon as September.