Banking

The fintech lender's latest offering of $234 million bonds were priced at a 27-basis-point improvement from its previous deal; cheaper funding will allow it to better compete for borrowers in a rising rate environment.

Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the companies hired by the government to service its own loans should only be subject to federal oversight.

The legislature has passed a bill that would allow lenders to make installment loans that, in many cases, would be more costly than payment loans. If Gov. Rick Scott signs it, Florida would become the first state to pass a law designed to blunt the impact of the CFPB’s crackdown on high-cost consumer loans.

The performance of outstanding transactions issued via the Capital Auto Receivables Trust platform is weakening, so rating agencies are demanding additional investor protections.

Credit enhancement on the senior notes has risen to 36.25% from 28.7% to account for higher expected losses on the collateral; Kroll's base-case range is for 6.75% to 8.75% over the life of the deal.

Moody's thinks that the risk of early lease terminations is "marginal," since only 0.5% of the vehicles in the collateral pool are old enough to be impacted by bans in place in several European cities.

The Education Department reportedly has plans to shield student loan servicers from state regulators, but the Conference of State Banking Supervisors isn't ready to cede its authority.

Citigroup plans to launch an online bank that will be marketed nationally. It is one of several large companies with an online bank or niche platform in operation or on the drawing board.

The online lender is taking a stand against businesses that sell assault weapons or that sell any type of firearms to people under 21.

Incenter Mortgage Advisors is putting up for bid a $712.8 million package of government-sponsored enterprise and Ginnie Mae mortgage servicing rights concentrated in the Southeast.

From efforts to fix the London interbank offered rate to changes in online lenders' funding programs, here are some of the highlights of the Structured Finance Industry Group's 2018 confab in Sin City.

DriveTime's improving loss performance in recent securitizations allowed it to relax the enhancement levels on its first securitization of the year.

The transaction is the second this year involving Santander's Chrysler Capital preferred-lender unit; in January Santander sold bonds on its first-ever deal backed by Fiat Chrysler leases.

LendingClub, Marlette and others are looking at additional changes to both their securitization and whole-loan sale programs that could further broaden their investor bases.

“Why we think we know better or how to protect consumers in your state surprises me,” acting CFPB Director Mick Mulvaney told a group of state attorneys general. “I don’t think we’ll being do much of that anymore.”

Despite riskier terms, rising delinquencies and falling used car values, investors keep buying bonds backed by prime and subprime auto loans and leases.

Credit support on the senior tranche of the $800 million transaction is 19.25%, up 250 basis points on the comparable tranche of the sponsor's previous deal to offset the impact of falling used car prices.

Comptroller of the Currency Joseph Otting said reform of Community Reinvestment Act regulations is a "key element" of how regulators aim to recalibrate rules a decade after the financial crisis.

So far, consumers have not had much voice in the discussion of a suitable replacement for the benchmark rate; lenders and servicers want to limit any harm, and their liability.

The subprime auto lender paid $2.9 million to Connecticut consumers and a $100,000 fine for miscalculating balances owed on repossessed cars and for charging improper fees. It says the settlement is part of an effort to clean up "legacy issues."