Securitization

Wells Fargo & Co. surprised investors this week by withholding more than $90 million due to buyers of pre-crisis residential mortgage-backed securities.

It's the largest increase in five years; the percentage of securitized commercial mortgages behind on payments is now 5.75%, according to Trepp.

Angel Oak was able to secure triple-A credit ratings for its next offering of nonprime residential mortgage bonds, despite offering considerably less credit enhancement.

The Blackstone Group is tapping the commercial mortgage bond market to help finance the purchase of 11 multifamily properties from IMT Capital, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Lea Overby was formerly managing director, research; she replaces Charles Citro, who left the credit rating agency to pursue other opportunities.

The real estate investment trust is issuing its fourth securitization of older performing and non-performing loans of the year, and 13th since 2014.

The NCUA is letting federal credit unions securitize and sell assets. Such transactions would free up capital at credit unions, allowing them to make more loans.

American International Group is accessing the securitized market through a Credit Suisse deal backed by loans that were generally originated less than a year after TRID.

Housing finance reform discussions are heating up and there's a growing sense that legislation can be enacted sooner rather than later. Here's why.

CLO managers who accept lower interest payments on loans risk running afoul of deal covenants; but if they take their money back, there are few attractive options for putting it back to work

Managing portfolios for an influx of servicing rights investors helps mortgage companies augment revenue and keep rising costs and compliance risks in check.

Five Oaks Investment Corp. priced its follow-up 4 million common stock offering at $4.60 per share.

A former Nomura Holdings trader was found guilty of conspiring to lie to clients about mortgage-bond prices, while another was cleared of all charges in a verdict that highlights the challenge of policing fraud in the market.

The REIT obtained a $2.3 billion loan on the 50-story office and retail property from four banks; a $1.3 billion portion serves as collateral for BXP Trust 2017-GM.

Freddie Mac has priced its first credit-risk transfer securities backed in part by tax-exempt loans used to finance affordable multifamily rental properties.

The move follows mounting criticism that many homeowners using property assessments to finance energy efficiency upgrades can neither understand, nor afford, the terms of deals.

Federal Reserve officials forged ahead with an interest-rate increase and additional plans to tighten monetary policy despite growing concerns over weak inflation.

The $500 million commercial mortgage that serves as collateral was underwritten by Deutsche Bank and Citigroup; it allowed the building's owner, Alexander's, to cash out $187 million of equity.

A loan securitization launched by Mill City has the largest concentration of seasoned negative-amortization loans seen in a residential mortgage-backed securities deal since the financial crisis.

Federal Reserve officials surprised some onlookers by unveiling a rough plan for balance sheet runoff in the minutes for their May meeting.