As Las Vegas opens back up to tourists, MBS investors are being asked to roll the dice on the lodging industry that has been conspicuously absent from recent conduit deals amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

As they prepare to exit government conservatorship, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have enlisted the investment banks to help them boost capital and evaluate market opportunities.

The number of loans going into coronavirus-related forbearance ground down to a growth rate of 2 basis points between June 1 and June 7, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2020-2 pools a portfolio of loans for mostly high-mileage used-vehicles financed by the privately held Westlake through independent and franchise dealers. The deal includes a $370.9 million triple-A tranche (as preliminarily rated by S&P Global Ratings and DBRS Morningstar) that benefits from 42.75% initial credit enhancement.

A Clever Real Estate survey found a significant share of new borrowers are not making their full payment.

The Information Management Network has announced it will proceed with its annual Fall ABS East securitization conference in Miami Beach, Fla. in December, featuring a “hybrid” in-person/virtual event format.

Evidence suggests some minority-owned businesses can’t access loans, and the Trump administration is under pressure to report borrower demographics. The issue is gaining attention against the backdrop of protests over the George Floyd killing.

But deal sponsors are primarily restricting property assets to the lower risk multifamily and office buildings that lenders are more confident will weather the economic strains brought by the coronavirus pandemic.

The measures extended by the Federal Housing Finance Agency include alternative methods used for certain appraisals and for verification of employment.

The expected rise in refinance volume overrides pessimism about purchase activity for their businesses.

Despite declining payment rates and increased economic pains on borrowers, prime credit-card and retail account issuers have been able to maneuver around COVID-19 stresses with little impact on servicing their accounts held in securitized portfolios.

A budget item establishing a new agency to protect consumers from predatory lenders has been put on hold as state officials deal with the coronavirus response and other priorities. But it could be revived in legislative talks later this summer.