Investments

The more than $44 billion in new Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities that came to market in June marked the strongest month for the government bond insurer in more than two years.

The U.S collateralized loan obligation market largely bid farewell to its biggest buyer earlier this year. Now Japan’s Norinchukin Bank is back.

Builder MDC Holdings' preliminary numbers for net new home orders registered their highest quarterly increase in years, adding to signs of growing demand for housing.

The post-crisis operational improvements at both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have resulted in stronger mortgage loan performance, a Fitch Ratings report said.

The global structured credit investment firm is pricing its first European deal since opening a London branch last year. It announced the hiring of its first UK-based analyst team Tuesday.

The concentration of loans and CLOs in a small number of banks "may result in pockets of vulnerability," the report stated.

The $354.9 million Battery Park CLO Ltd. is a broadly syndicated loan portfolio that is the first “CLO 2.0” deal sponsored by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).

Revisions to S&P's CLO ratings methadology and Kroll's launch into rating European CLOs could challenge Moody's as the first choice for managers across the pond.

The move to an electronic platform may transform auctions to let investors offload holdings faster. The goal is to fix a part of the market that isn’t functioning as well as it could, says a Citi managing director.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the agency is closely monitoring leveraged lending risks, but suggests further regulations on banks aren’t warranted.