Financial institutions spent nearly $214 billion last year — an 18% jump from 2019 — to meet regulatory requirements for fighting financial crimes, a new study says. The spending included more staffing to manage risks posed by customer growth.

The $1 billion mortgage securitization is smaller than several recent deals, and features modified mortgages. But subordination supports senior notes.

Federal regulators are near the end of a review that could determine whether exemptions that could broaden the credit box will remain consistent for both the primary and secondary markets.

The $319 million transaction has significant exposure to Puerto Rico, with outstanding issues, but benefits from solid enhancements.

The deal for the Salt Lake City-based home improvement lender, which Home Depot tried to acquire more than a decade ago, is part of a larger effort by Regions Financial to diversify its home lending business.

But March's overall late payment rate was 1.3 percentage points higher than one year ago, while the 90-day-plus rate was 2.3 percentage points higher.

The transaction, FSMT 2021-4, is one of the trust’s largest deals in the last several years. Half of the mortgages are on properties located in California.

Home prices grew at a record annual pace in April but indicators of a possible slowdown popped up in May, Redfin noted.

The USQ Rail II Series 2021-3 is a master trust that will have two issuing entities, one registered for the U.S. and another for Canada.

Corporate loans to computer and electronics and business services companies support the largest industry concentrations in the first-lien, secured loans.

For two decades, Alfred Pollard served as the general counsel for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator. He had a front-row seat for the establishment of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, the government’s subsequent seizure of the mortgage giants amid mounting losses in 2008 and the more recent legal dispute over the FHFA’s authority.

Citigroup Global Markets is lead underwriter on the fourth issuance through Toyota’s ABS Green Bond program. The deal references two potential pools to be securitized.