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California’s tougher oversight has stripped PACE lending of its go-to project financing status among the state’scontractors. That shift may bode ill for the credit quality of those PACE loans that are getting made
February 15 -
California needs to build 3.5 million homes by 2025; much of this could come from accessory dwelling units - provided they can be financed
January 18 -
What does the first downgrade of a subprime auto securitization since the credit crisis say about the state of lending?
October 15 -
Much of this direct lending is finding its way into the securitization market, as big names like GLO/Blackstone and Bain Capital join what had been a clubby market of firms issuing middle market CLOs. There are already concerns about the impact on credit quality.
October 15 -
Summer is when things typically slow down. No better time to float some of the more esoteric asset classes
August 16 -
A year after regulators announced that Libor would be phased out, it's unclear what will replace it as a benchmark for loans
May 15 -
This may be the most liquid and well-bid part of the CMBS market
April 9 -
Single-family homes are scarce and capitals is cheap, so investors are extending their reach with 'infil' projects
February 21 -
Carveouts spared CRE-backed assets from tax reform damage: corporate loans and lease ABS weren't so lucky
January 22 -
THe largest mortgage insurer is using GSE-style risk transfer in the private market
November 17 -
The securitization market is providing a new source of short-term financing for multifamily building under revnovation
November 2 -
What higher education finance reform could mean for private student lenders
October 26 -
LendingClub's first self-sponsored ABS makes it less beholden to direct debt buyers
July 17 -
Why Florida is shaping up to be the next big source of property-assessed clean energy bonds
May 31 -
What distributed ledger technology can do for capital markets
May 31 -
The go-go days of marketplace lending have screeched to a halt as anxiety over regulation and delinquencies cut into demand from the investors who fueled its growth
May 31 -
For the first time since the crisis, CLO Managers are shoring up collateral by diverting funds that had been earmarked for junior creditors
May 31 -
New approaches to underwriting and pricing of student loans have altered the dynamics of this sector of the ABS market
May 31 -
Bonds backed by handset financing may soon be a consumer finance staple, but there's no consensus on how to assess their risk
May 31 -
This building in Stamford, CT is one of many financed by commercial mortgages originated prior to the crisis. Those loans are now coming due - and may prove hard to refinance int he current market
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