Many in the industry say releasing GSE-backed loans from stringent underwriting rules has helped the housing market recover, but a new level of regulatory burden could reverse those gains.

“Buy here, pay here” auto lender Byrider’s improvements in recent ABS collateral performance and operational servicing changes are gaining favor with ratings analysts.

According to Covenant Review, HPS Investment Partners is among the first CLO managers to plan on the use of a forward-looking SOFR term rate to price coupons if Libor benchmark rates disappear after 2021, as expected.

Hilton Resorts Corp. will add up to $21 million in additional collateral after the closing of its Hilton Grand Vacations Trust 2019-A transaction, its first of the year.

Moody’s said the Fed’s cuts – the first in a decade by the central bank – will boost real estate and consumer ABS collateral by helping lenders uphold underwriting standards and provide affordable debt options to borrowers.

Fannie Mae's current tack could help it weather some of the new challenges confronting the government-sponsored enterprises, including the planned expiration of its qualified mortgage rule exemption and rate-driven earnings volatility.

Bank of America is tapping the commercial mortgage-backed securities market to refinance the debt on its namesake Manhattan office building, providing BofA and building co-owner The Durst Company with a hefty cash-equity payout.

Mr. Cooper Group reported a second-quarter net loss of $87 million as the company took a $231 million fair value hit to its mortgage servicing rights portfolio.

White Oak Global Advisors' commercial finance unit adds two ABL veterans with backgrounds in the SME space.

The Federal Housing Administration is aiming to limit the share of borrowers who have been withdrawing money from the value of their homes.

The 14 deals priced the week of July 22 included 10-year deals that have bought 2019 volume to $73 billion, or just shy of the comparable $75 billion mark in 2018, which had record total volume of $129 billion.

Freddie Mac continues to churn out steady financial returns, with the growth in first-time home buyers and credit risk transfers providing the GSE stable footing when a recession comes, according to new CEO David Brickman.