Banking

The new revolving platform will allow the credit-card issuer to periodically assign new accounts into the existing collateral pool without having to establish a new trust for each issuance.

A program that lets firms bundle Small Business Administration loans is on hold while Congress spars over a new budget. The impasse is causing headaches for banks that rely on loan sales for fee income.

The automaker is reportedly planning to apply for a bank charter so it could collect deposits and grow its own auto-finance business. That could create more competition for Ally, which was spun off from GM in 2006 but remains a key lending partner.

The more-than-$550 billion market for bonds backed by U.S. commercial mortgages may face losses even after promising Covid-19 vaccines become widespread, as key parts of the real estate market may not return to full strength anytime soon.

A trial to get underway this week over one of the biggest banking errors in recent memory will be closely watched on Wall Street, and its outcome could have a significant impact on the industry.

The $310.47 million GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust 2020-4 collateralizes 13,316 loans with an average borrower FICO of 573. That is lower subprime territory, but is slightly higher than any of GLS’ most recent securitizations, according to a report from DBRS Morningstar.

Citigroup's realty arm is sponsoring a $1.06 billion RMBS of highly seasoned mortgage loans with troubled histories. All of the loans were acquired via a Fannie whole-loan auction.

The $175.9 million securitization of legacy trust-preferred securities issued by community banks prior to 2007 carries a double-A rating from Moody's.

Hospitality sector credits are coming out of forbearance just as coronavirus cases surge. Restructurings and charge-offs could mount unless vaccine distribution happens quickly enough to jump-start travel by mid-2021.

Mortgage delinquencies dropped to the lowest level since March but, particularly at the seriously delinquent level, they're still much higher than pre-coronavirus rates, according to Black Knight.