GM Financial’s new auto lease securitization deal is weighted toward shorter-term maturities, likely to combat volatility in the auto market, such as falling prices of used cars.
Although employment in the mortgage industry has been fairly robust the past few years, it’s been a dicey proposition for real estate appraisers. According to figures compiled by the Appraisal Institute, a national trade group that represents the sector, there were 82,208 active license holders at last count, down 8.1% from four years earlier.
SoFi’s first consumer loan securitization deal this year will include a higher portion of loans from the company’s lowest credit tier, but rating agencies said the credit quality of the transaction is stronger than its previous consumer loan ABS deals.
CoesterVMS, a nationwide appraisal management company, has folded its tent, the apparent victim of a slowing mortgage market and other woes. As the weekend approached, the front door of the Gaithersburg, MD-based company was locked, its website down, and calls to the vendor were put on hold almost immediately.
The share price of mortgage software giant Ellie Mae took off like a rocket early this week after rumors began swirling around the industry that the company is pondering a sale.