Public finance

The comptroller, now a year and a half on the job, discusses his attempts to revamp the supervision process for national banks and make the agency run more efficiently.

Assured Guaranty indicated it is interested in reaching a deal on PREPA bonds rather than continuing its quest for a PREPA receiver.

AFAH Funding is not your typical CRE CLO: It is backed by entirely by long-dated mezzanine interests in multifamily properties that are eligible for low-income housing tax credits.

Chicago officials say the city will complete its $3 billion securitization program with a $600 million deal as soon as January.

The backloaded maturity schedule of the debt brings comparisons to the city's supposedly abandoned "scoop-and-toss" practices.

PACE Funding Group, based in Los Gatos, Calif., recently obtained a $55 million line of credit from SunTrust Bank and Rosemawr Management and is gearing up for its second securitization later this year.

New securitizations backed by reverse mortgages are now at a low not seen in two years, signaling that higher volumes seen in recent months may be tapering off.

Issuance of Ginnie Mae securities backed by reverse mortgages rose above $1 billion for the second time in two years, according to the government agency's latest monthly report.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority is marketing its fifth transaction financing local residential solar-panel installations; all of the notes carry an A rating from Kroll.

The single-B rated company is facing a large cash requirement as it ramps up production of its Model 3; but leases backed by electric vehicles pose additional risks for investors in asset-backeds.