Finance

Bank of America has removed approximately $2.67 billion of receivables from its credit card trust over the past two months.

Once billed as a safer alternative to traditional finance, the new crop of tech-powered lenders is starting to resemble previous generations of finance companies whose fortunes rose and fell with each economic cycle.

DBRS assigned ‘AAA’ ratings to €137.5 million ($150.3 million) of notes issued from RCI Banque’s Cars Alliance Auto Loans France Master.

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued its annual review on the credit rating agencies and cited several notable improvements to their operations.

Everyday investors provide marketplace lenders a cushion in case institutional buyers find greener pastures. But regulatory hurdles and an addiction to fast growth are making it difficult for the platforms to lure those coveted savers.

The strong recovery in commercial real estate has enabled borrowers to resolve a lot of problem loans made before the financial crisis, but Fitch Ratings continues to expect no recoveries from "hope notes."

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RAIT Financial Trust said Thursday it closed on its fifth commercial real estate collateralized loan obligation

Puerto Rico’s electric utility reached an agreement with insurance companies MBIA Inc. and Assured Guaranty Ltd. and bondholders to restructure its $8.2 billion of debt.

Standard & Poor's downgrade of Volkswagen will have no immediate impact on its three U.S. auto loan and one auto lease asset-backed securities transactions it rates originated by VW Credit.

The average price of the loans underlying commercial mortgage-backed securities increased modestly from October to November, according to DebtX.

Online marketplace lender OnDeck is involved in another securitization but this time it’s not the sponsor.

Guggenheim Securities, an investment bank that specializes in bonds backed by unusual assets such as franchise fees and tax liens, has its eyes on more traditional kinds of securitization.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is giving private mortgage insurers some hope this holiday season that they might get a chance to offer deeper mortgage insurance on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac single-family loans.

The rising number of Chinese buying U.S. homes could be a boon for investors with a stake in U.S. residential mortgages, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

The number of borrowers behind on private student loan payments lat the end of the third quarter declined from the year-earlier period, though it was up slightly over the previous six months, according to MeasureOne.

California Republic Bancorp has issued a recently-closed securitization of prime auto loans, the company said in a release.

Property Assessed Clean Energy loans have been available in Florida since 2010, but lending, as well as securitization of these loans, has lagged far behind California largely due to a series of lawsuits. A ruling by the Florida Supreme Court in October could change that.

Fitch Ratings has placed another $30 billion of bonds backed by guaranteed student loans under review for potential downgrades.