Securitization

The bond issuance out of Fortress' CF Hippolyta master trust will finance 19 newly constructed or planned Amazon distribution and logistics facilities in 15 states.

Three announced deals from Woodward Capital, Redwood Trust and Wells Fargo are set to price before the end of the month; additional transactions are expected soon from Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

The 18 centers operated by industrial real estate management firm LBA Logistics are nearly all warehouse/distribution types, with no flex-industrial space pooled into the collateral mix.

The deal is only the third post-crisis securitization of higher-risk manufactured housing assets, following deals in 2019 and 2020 that were sponsored by FirstKey Mortgage.

The decision provides more clarity to noteholders in the state about when the six-year statute of limitations to bring a foreclosure action begins.

Ratings agencies describe a "notable" concentration of alternative-income mortgages in the nonforming pool that were underwritten by Ellington-affiliated LendSure.

In their detailed presentation to the FOMC last month, Fed staff “assessed asset valuation pressures as elevated” — their highest characterization of risk.

Morningstar Credit Ratings LLC let analysts make undisclosed adjustments that resulted in higher ratings of mortgage-backed securities for issuers that paid for the rating, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said in a lawsuit against the rating agency.

The best mortgage bonds to buy now may be the ones the Federal Reserve is purchasing, because the securities might benefit the most if macro optimism fades.

However, the share of new impairments increased, likely as a result of the high concentration of these loans given to self-employed borrowers.