Finance

Regulators nixed request for leniency in accounting treatment of private student loan workouts.

The markets we have today are set up to invest in government-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities. To remove the guarantee without crippling damage would take decades.

The Corker-Warner bill and House GOP bill both understand that the fundamental GSE model is insidious and needs to be definitively terminated.

Rating Agencies Spar over Geographic Concentration in RMBS; New York's MTA Issues First Storm Surge Cat Bond;EETCs Priced Amid Market Uncertainty

As July came to a close, it was clear to everyone at ASR that the structured finance market was not about to take a vacation.

DFG Taps Goldman Vet, Barclays Bulks Up on CMBS, Ares Adds Jeffrey Kramer and the ASF Retains Mike Williams as Policy Adviser

Structural improvements means ratings of shipping container lease securitizations are less closely tethered to those of their sponsors.

Banks have been largely reluctant to securitize the auto loans they make; California Republic Bank is an exception.

A shift in the leveraged loan market has intensified grumbling among CLO managers about the way Standard & Poor’s rates the senior tranches of these deals.

An asset-backed vehicle designed to offload insurer risk and fund excess reserves gets a fresh look.

Structural improvements means ratings of shipping container lease securitizations are less closely tethered to those of their sponsors.

Banks have been largely reluctant to securitize the auto loans they make; California Republic Bank is an exception.

A shift in the leveraged loan market has intensified grumbling among CLO managers about the way Standard & Poor’s rates the senior tranches of these deals.

Bypass - An asset-backed vehicle designed to offload insurer risk and fund excess reserves gets a fresh look.

With the increased competition squeezing margins industry-wide, some banks are prepared to tap the brakes on auto lending.

In July, the delinquency rate for U.S. commercial real estate loans in CMBS dropped to 8.48%, a 17-basis-point drop since June’s reading and a 123-basis-point improvement since the start of 2013, according to Trepp.

Covered Bond issuance volumes have dropped 39% compared to the same period in 2012, on the back of better financing options offered by the European Central Bank, according to a report published by CMDPortal.

CarMax priced an upsized, $1 billion of notes backed by prime auto loans; the 3.72-year, AAA-rated class yields 40 basis points over swaps.

The certificates are backed by interest in 21 new Boeing aircrafts scheduled to be purchases by the airline.

National Mortgage Insurance Corp. will insure about $5 billion in residential mortgages in Fannie Mae’s first risk transfer transaction, contingent on regulatory approval.