MBS

Four tranches of AAA-rated notes in the $342.2 million JPMorgan Mortgage Trust 2020-8 may utilize a term-SOFR rate should the benchmark improve on the weighted-average coupon of the deal.

The lease/purchase home operator is securitizing a loan with higher debt-service coverage that most prior MBS issues from its trust. It also is providing a geographically diverse mix of homes that make the deal less vulnerable to isolated outbreak hotspots.

Trepp research finds that high demand, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak, has rewarded MBS investors' faith in a sector with 'negligible' delinquency rates and healthier leverage levels among operators.

The private investment firm is securitizing a $265 million loan backed by fee interests in 58 well-performing properties across 12 states.

Moody’s Investors Service sees improved recovery prospects for the U.S. restaurant industry next year, buoyed by projected revenue growth of 15% despite ongoing concerns of the length and impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Pretium, by taking over Front Yard's 14,000-plus rental properties, will become the second-largest operator of cash-flowing single-family rental housing in the U.S.

For investors seeking rich yields, mortgage-insurance provider Radian Guaranty is approaching the market with a $488 million transaction that is offering greater credit enhancement than a similarly structured deal earlier this year, pre-pandemic.

A New York-state proposal to shift trillions of dollars in securities contracts from Libor- to SOFR-based benchmarks is gathering dust. That worries bankers and investors on on how to proceed with the next steps toward a replacement rate as Libor's post-2021 expiration grows nearer.

The deal consists of 11,673 nonconforming first-lien mortgages, of which nearly all have been previously modified. Approximately 7% are in COVID-19-related forbearance.

The notes are backed by $456.9 million in high-balance loans that meet qualified mortgage standards, according to ratings agency presale reports.