A mutual fund giant wants to convert Capstead’s cash base into commercial assets, leaving the residential world behind. The goal: higher returns for investors.

During a Capitol Hill hearing, House Democrats focused on credit rating shortcomings that allowed for the subprime crisis of 2007-2008 and inadequate reforms that followed.

Asian auto ABS issuers fare better on greenhouse gas scores because they have relatively lower truck/SUV concentrations than U.S. companies, according to KBRA.

Two essential ingredients to making a tidy profit on Ginnie EBOs include a low cost of funds and a large balance sheet. Wells Fargo has both.

One of the five draft bills proposed by the House Democrats this week seeks to establish a board that would be responsible for assigning rating services to provide grades on MBS and ABS.

MBS trading came under pressure last month. But that was before rates dropped. Coming soon: more volatility...

Nothing Bundt Cakes is baking a $359 million whole-business ABS. The bakery franchiser was acquired by Roark Capital earlier this year.

If hotel properties are excluded, average NOI declined only 0.7% last year, according to Fitch Ratings.

In a bid to encourage socially responsible investing, Ginnie Mae has made its environmental, social and governance data available to MBS investors.

Although 30-day delinquencies were up, Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie all saw significant declines in the number of loans two- and three-payments past due. (Includes data chart.)