Flows this week moved down in coupon as investors added duration on the strong flight-to-safety bid. They also responded to faster-than-expected Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) refinancing activity in April.

Clopton Capital plans to expand loan options for owners and operators of gas stations nationwide.

Surprise losses on JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s synthetic credit portfolio have racked up $2 billion in mark-to-market losses, the bank reported late Thursday.

Freddie Mac's new chief executive, Donald Layton, urged critics to keep an open mind about the troubled GSE and pledged to focus on "the nuts and bolts" to improve efficiency.

Residential lenders issued $36.4 billion of Ginnie Mae MBS in April, a 25% spike from the prior month, according to new figures released by the agency.

The House of Representatives this week adopted a Republican amendment that would bar the Justice Department from engaging in further mortgage settlement talks without giving bond investors a seat at the negotiating table.

TriLyn has formed an investment management platform focused on opportunities in high yield commercial real estate (CRE) debt.

A major shake up in the senior ranks at Arch Bay Capital has taken place with several departures from the company, according to three nonperforming loan investors that have conducted business with the firm.

Global shipping company Hapag-Lloyd increased an existing trade receivable securitization to $150 million.

Freddie Mac on Thursday named Donald Layton, who previously held executive positions at E*Trade and Chase, its CEO.

Middle market CLOs have remained relatively scarce since the financial crisis, as it’s still difficult for deal sponsors to get financing to warehouse loans to small and medium-sized companies.