The FFELP loans carry a minimum 97% guarantee of principal and interest from the U.S. Department of Education.

Mortgage rates that are rising in tandem with a recovering economy dampened borrower activity, even with prime homebuying season underway.

The two buildings included in the single-borrower transaction were both 94.8% leased as of February 2021.

The increase won’t hurt the incentive for the average home shopper, but it means those who were looking to “buy the dip” in prices amid the pandemic may have missed their chance.

One official at the bureau said this fall could be an “unusual point in history” for the mortgage market as delinquent borrowers exit forbearance plans. The agency proposed new steps for servicers to help consumers stay in their homes.

Horizon Land Co. is securitizing a $488 million single-asset, single-borrower loan that will fund its purchase of 93 rent-site communities in the Midwest and Southwest regions.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of March 26-April 1

However, the number of borrowers who failed to remit payment but were not yet 30 days overdue increased.

The deal will be Ford's 14th securitization from its FordREV shelf, which has eight outstanding deals that remain in their revolving periods.

Yellen announced she has revived a hedge fund working group so agencies can “share data, identify risks and work to strengthen our financial system."

The compact-tractor manufacturer is supporting its first 2021 securitization with 4.75% CE, after two previous deals were closed with 5.5% enhancement levels to account for potential COVID-19 macroeconomic disruption.

The agency announced it was rescinding seven policy statements issued last year meant to help companies combat fallout from COVID-19 but that the bureau's current chief said came at the expense of consumers.