Felipe Ossa

Freddie Mac is prepping its next risk-sharing deal, according to presales from Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Ratings.

The inclusion of a loan secured by Chicago's Prudential Plaza in a recent CMBS is causing a stir.

Freddie Mac has taken out another reinsurance policy that transfers the risk that mortgages it insures will default.

The Federal Housing Administration's recent determination that loans used to finance energy-efficient home improvements rank second in payment priority, behind mortgages, isn't the setback that it might seem to be.

What's it going to take to boost annual issuance of private-label RMBS roughly tenfold to $100 billion-$150 billion?

Moody's Investors Service just flagged a risk in bonds backed by single-family rentals: there aren't enough special servicers.

Mortgage securitizer Ginnie Mae could get hit if a proposed deadline for filing claims on FHA-insured loans goes into effect.

If you want to know what a Greek exit from the euro would do to the €16.64 billion ($18.54 billion) of bonds out there backed by Greek assets, start with Argentina.

It's not clear how much capital European insurers will need to hold against their investments in U.S. securitizations or whether they can even invest in some of these deals at all.

Glenn Costello, a structured finance veteran cited through the years in the pages of the Asset Securitization Report for his sharp analysis, particularly of residential mortgage-backeds, died on April 6.

A subsidiary of Chimera Investment Corp. has just closed a $268.7 million RMBS, according to a private placement memorandum obtained from a market source.

A CMBS backed by 76 mortgages that are in turn secured by 91 properties is coming to market, according to presales by Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Bondholders in CMBS with exposure to Macerich Co. would be wise to watch how Simon Property Group's $22.4 billion bid for the mall operator unfolds.

If you want to know what a Greek exit from the euro would do to the €16.7 billion ($19 billion) of bonds out there backed by Greek assets, a good place to start is Argentina.

A new $913.5 million CMBS is in the market, according to a presale from DBRS.

JPMorgan Securities is arranging a $353 million RMBS securitizing 677 prime pre-crisis mortgages originated by Merrill Lynch Credit Corp.

The Russian ruble is in freefall — it's down more than 50% since January — and interest rates are climbing on the back of the Bank of Russia's aggressive efforts to shore up the embattled currency.

The risk that the failure to refinance a loan collateralizing a single-family rental securitization would cascade into a "widespread" decline in property prices is low, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Freddie Mac has priced two bonds that offload the risk of a reference portfolio of mortgages insured by the agency.

In another sign of strong demand by investors for nonperforming residential mortgages, the asset class is edging closer to more rated, public securitizations — a rarity in this largely opaque market.