Arbor Realty Trust affirms accounting, business practices; Fannie offers new CRT tranche; two ABS issuers under pressure.

Ally Bank, Huntington National Bank and Santander Bank are in the market with credit-linked notes tied to auto loans.

As AI becomes ubiquitous in both the origination and securitization of loans, the U.S. regulatory framework is likely to evolve closer to the stricter rules used in the European Union.

Nearly 34,000 leases for equipment finance are set to go into a new securitization from ClickLease. The firm focuses on lending to subprime and near-prime borrowers.

Esoteric assets such as data centers and HEIs have seen increased investor interest due to higher interest rates.

Cogent Communications is using 13 million IP addresses as collateral for a novel securitization.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman highlighted issues in the proposed rule that impact MBS and ABS.

It’s been almost 20 years since the ABS market had a quarter like the first three months of 2024. Some 72 of the 114 issuers that brought deals to market in the first quarter were on the sidelines in the previous period. (Includes three data tables.)

The securitization is linked to short-term loans with an outstanding balance of $1.42 billion.

Declining mortgage refinance rates are causing a slowdown in solar ABS prepayments, increasing risks for investors.