Allison Bisbey

Standard & Poor’s agreed to a one-year suspension from rating certain commercial mortgage bonds and $80 million in fines to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York and Massachusetts Attorneys Generals offices.

Two Harbors' first residential mortgage securitization of the year doesn't exactly break any new ground.

Freddie Mac's first three risk-sharing transactions of 2015 are all insurance policies.

FirstKey Mortgage, an entity linked to Cerberus Capital Management, is planning a securitization of reperforming residential mortgages, according to Fitch Ratings.

Leading commercial real estate lenders expect loan volume in 2015 to top 2014, driven by refinancing of maturing debt and strong market fundamentals.

Fannie Mae, risk sharing, private capital, reinsurers.

Commercial real estate lender Walker & Dunlop has added three originators to a conduit and high-yield lending joint venture with Fortress Investment Group.

Rialto Capital is in the market with $147 million of bonds backed by nonperforming commercial and residential mortgages, according to a presale report published by Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Redwood Trust is preparing what may be the first securitization of residential mortgage bonds that do not fall under new rules designed to ensure that borrowers can afford the payments.