Seth Eaton Discusses Modifications and Workouts of Commercial Real Estate Loans during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Collateralized loan obligations (CLOs)—investment structures that buy up leveraged loans and debt securities, package them into tranches with varying levels of risk and return, and sell them to investors—had minimal direct...more
I wrote about the disconnect between our CRE CLO technology and the task at hand (finding acceptable lever in an expanding leverage desert) in my last commentary. While the CRE CLO remains the best form of match-term,...more
CRE CLO technology is languishing in the toolbox. A combination of high interest rates, a mispriced legacy book, an anxious investor base and no real need to refresh capital until borrowers start borrowing again is largely...more
Conspiracy theory fans, tin-foil hat wearers everywhere, Nostradamus wannabes, the broadly unhinged and, of course, our professional purveyors of doom and gloom roosting on evening cable news see patterns where there are...more
European commercial real estate (CRE) lending markets face a difficult environment, resulting from a higher than usual cost of debt and declining property valuations. In the face of such uncertainties, we examine how private...more
Our fine little CRE CLO business has exploded over the past couple of years, hasn’t it? Last year, around this time, I recklessly predicted for my friends at Commercial Mortgage Alert that we might hit $30 billion of...more
Watch Real Estate Finance Shareholder Seth Eaton discuss loan modifications and how they have evolved throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Seth outlines several different phases of loan modifications and highlights key points...more
In December 2018, the Financial Services Agency of Japan (the “JFSA”) proposed amendments to its regulations under the Banking Act of Japan to introduce a new risk retention rule applicable to collateralized loan obligations...more
The new Japanese Risk Retention Rules will lead to increased loan and collateral manager due diligence by Japanese investors but not wholesale changes to the CLO market. Background - On March 15, 2019, the Japanese...more
• In Europe, leveraged loan issuance is down 28 per cent year-on-year to €202.5 billion in 2018, but is up on all years between 2014 and 2016 • High yield bond issuance is down 37 per cent year-on-year • Leveraged loans...more
CFPB Issues Final Rule Temporarily Raising Reporting Threshold for Home Equity Loans Under Home Mortgage Act Rules - On August 24, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the "CFPB") issued a new rule that amends...more
Last week, an article written by Mr. Frank Partnoy, professor of law at the University of San Diego, appeared in the Financial Times and was subsequently picked up by The Wall Street Journal. Mr. Partnoy argues that the...more
The reproposed amendments to Rule 4210 attempt to address commenters’ concerns that the original proposed rule would impact business activity in the TBA market....more
Below is a summary of recent investment management developments that affect registered investment companies, private equity funds, hedge funds, investment advisers, and others in the investment management industry. Schwab...more
As we begin to close in on the initial implementation of the Risk Retention Rule, we are looking beyond the headlines and trying to figure out how the Rule will actually work. The result is troubling....more
Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) are a type of Collateralized Debt Obligation (CDO) created by pooling large commercial loans and debt instruments. This pool is divided into various tranches with different risk–return...more
Community Banks and the Volcker Rule: What’s Next? - For now, banks that have investments in CDO securities that are issued by funds that are invested in trust preferred securities (TruPS CDOs) have dodged a bullet. On...more
Under the final version of the Volcker Rule issued this week, issuers and sponsors of new CLO issuances should consider structuring CLOs to conform to the exclusions contained in the rule, and banks and bank affiliates that...more