Ginnie Mae officials are concerned about unusual activity with Department of Veterans Affairs cash-out refinances and are investigating the causes, as well as whether predatory lenders are taking advantage of veterans.

The Loan Syndications & Trading Association wants to introduce “delayed compensation” for brokers who have to wait too long to take possession from agent banks.

The $600 million FORT CRE 2018-1 is more highly leveraged than the private equity group's debut transaction in August 2016, it is also actively managed and includes a $50 million tranche of revolving notes.

VW Credit is also adding more Audi-brand vehicles to VALET 2018-2 compared to its earlier 2018 transaction that renewed a long-dormant ABS shelf.

The revised blueprint by Moelis & Co. LLC incorporates a pending regulatory capital plan for the mortgage giants.

S&P considers the $1.034 billion lease securitization among the "most diversified" in lease-end concentrations, limiting the impact of future declines in residual values as cars come off lease.

Proceeds will be used to repay $788 million of bonds backed by franchise fees that were issued in 2016, pay down a revolving credit facility and potentially finance a dividend to Yum! Brands shareholders.

Continued diversification of its business lines and better margins in its securitization activities helped Redwood Trust overcome steep mortgage origination declines and post nearly 14% annual growth in net income during the third quarter.

Flagship, Santander Consumer USA and AmeriCredit are printing $2.3 billion in new notes backed by subprime auto-loan originations.

Commercial mortgages on retail buildings account for 45.2% of assets in the trust; many of these properties will be familiar to CMBS investors.

The passage of Proposition 111, which also prohibits lenders from adding origination and monthly maintenance fees, makes Colorado the fifth state to impose caps on payday loans through a voter referendum.

The midterm elections virtually eliminate the chance that progress will be made on financial services legislation.