Banking

The nonbank share of large mortgage servicing is growing, but smaller players tend to be depositories, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found in a new report aimed at examining regulatory impacts.

In an update of its rulemaking agenda, the bureau said it "expects to take final action in April 2020" on a proposal that would rescind strong underwriting requirements.

The online lender said it applied insights from its partnership with Fifth Third Bancorp in developing a new digital platform it’s marketing to other large financial services companies.

Tesla’s sponsorship of the $940.95 million Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2019-A comes as the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer has regained its footing with a surprise third-quarter profit and overcome recent manufacturing woes on its mass-market Model 3 vehicle.

The 2015 decision posed new legal challenges for institutions trying to sell loans to third parties, but the federal regulatory agency proposed steps Monday for banks and debt parties to evade state interest rate caps.

Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust 2019-A is the debut deal on Santander’s revolving platform (or SREV, according to presale reports), and will have a five-year period in which the lender can add additional loans to the collateral

Lenders have bundled more than $18 billion worth of non-QM, private-label loans into bonds this year that they then sold to investors, a 44% increase from 2018 and the most for any year since the securities became common post-crisis.

Banks and lenders have made inroads in analytics and automation with machine-learning technology. Will asset management follow suit?

The percentage of recent mortgage borrowers with subprime credit scores still resides in the single digits, but nearly doubled what is was in 2013, according to TransUnion.

According to a presale report from Kroll, the additional notes will carry the same ratings and terms on the five counterpart classes of $700 million in outstanding notes.

So far farm loans are holding up well, but bankers gathered at an industry conference this week said they are growing increasingly concerned that credit quality will weaken if the U.S. and China don’t reach a deal soon.

Over 75% of loans reported mark-to-market declines in prices in the secondary market – or 4.7 loans for every loan price that advanced, according to the LSTA.

According to presale reports, Mercedes-Benz Auto Lease Trust (MBALT) 2019-B will have only two months over the life of the deal in which there is more than a 5% concentration of expected lease maturities.

Loss expectations are up slightly for the second retail auto lease securitization of the year for RAC King the parent company of the regional “buy here/pay here” used-car chain American Car Center.

At a forum convened by the CFPB, several bank and fintech executives argued that long-delayed rules required under the Dodd-Frank Act can help fight discrimination and shine a light on unsavory practices in the market for small-business credit.

According to ratings agency presale reports, the $398.7 million Flagship Credit Auto Trust 2019-4 includes a 23% share of collateral loans originated through the company’s growing dCarFinance.com direct financing channel.

The San Francisco fintech company has agreed to pay a $110,000 fine for failing to comply with a 2017 state law that requires mortgage servicers to be licensed.

The Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, Series 2019-2, brings to market ABS notes, backed by trucking and construction equipment loans, categories that analysts view as solid performers outside of severe macroeconomic pressures.

The outlook for World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, 2019-C should hinge in part on the capabilities of World Omni in the role of originator, underwriter and servicer. So it is probably a boon to the deal that Fitch Ratings says it believes that the company is capable in all those roles.

Due to come to the market in November, Juniper Receivables 2019-2 DAC will issue about $2.1 billion in securities backed by retail auto loan contracts.