Securitization

Karsten Giesecke and Michael Karol join Morriello to represent clients such as lenders and private equity funds in transactions including RMBS, CMBS, franchise loans and esoteric assets.

Rithm Capital, a real estate investment trust, is sponsoring the deal, in which property focused investor loans represent 32.60% of the collateral pool.

The NCUA, as liquidating agent for three failed corporate credit unions, sued in 2018 claiming U.S. Bank failed to perform its role as RMBS trustee.

FHFA's announcement has investors increasingly concerned about the Bozeman, Montana-based FICO losing both pricing power and a competitive edge.

Fintech loan provider Knock said the transaction will allow it to accelerate funding for its bridge financing originations, which surged 126% year over year.

Most of the pool, 68.6%, is in the repayment phase, while 19.1% of the loans in the pool are in deferment.

A possible shift in the composition of the Federal Reserve's portfolio of Treasury holdings could result in the central bank buying nearly $2 trillion of bills over the next two years, enough to absorb nearly all of the Treasury's issuance during that period, according to Bank of America Corp.

Delinquencies within the segment eased from the first quarter to the second, but prepayments increased, Morningstar DBRS reported.

Notes are expected to pay a coupon of 4.5% on the A1 through M2 tranches, compared with a 5.25% coupon on the previous deal.

Throughout Kolyer's career he innovated securitization structures with commercial real estate and residential mortgages, commercial and consumer receivables.

A credit analyst manually reviews the pool's underwriting decisions, instead of just leaving it all to automated underwriting methods.

Prior to the earnings release, Finance of America announced it was buying out Blackstone's equity stake in the mortgage lender for $80 million.

Alternative asset manager Canyon Partners is committing $250 million to buy new mortgage bonds created by A&D Mortgage LLC, a partnership that will help the mortgage finance company substantially increase the pace of its bond sales. 

Still, Redwood Trust lost $100 million on a GAAP basis for the period, a result of its previous decision to pivot to a scalable operating model in mortgages.

The case pitted high-profile senior-tranche investors like PIMCO against junior bondholders the interpretation of contracts that predated later policy changes.

Most indicators cited by Morningstar DBRS are favorable to a good securitization market the rest of the year, but inflation is one of several challenges.

The notes are backed by home improvement installment loans originated by approved dealers in Foundation Finance Company's network.

The deal is the seventh prime jumbo issuance from Chase Home Lending Mortgage Trust in 2025.

The RMBS notes benefit from geographic diversity and credit enhancement.