Securitization

KKR builds record $42 billion private real estate loan pipeline

(Bloomberg) — KKR & Co. has a record volume of commercial-property financings lined up, and expects more deals as property prices reset and other lenders pull back amid market volatility. The investment firm’s pipeline has reached an all-time high of $42 billion, the second such record set this year, according to a Tuesday note by […]

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Citi invests in business purpose lender Vontive

Vontive, which is a fintech specializing in business purpose mortgages, has received an investment from Citi, which also acted as lead bookrunner on its first-ever securitization. The amount of the off-cycle investment was disclosed. It is the first new capital in the company since its 2022 Series B fundraise, said Vontive CEO Charles McKinney. The

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Trump says Fannie Mae to keep U.S. guarantee as public firm

(Bloomberg) — President Donald Trump said that the US government would retain guarantees and an oversight role over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac even as he pursues a public offering for the mortgage giants. I am working on TAKING THESE AMAZING COMPANIES PUBLIC, but I want to be clear, the US Government will keep its

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Ellington Financial’s latest MBS raises $345.8 million from investment properties

A pool of 1,248 mortgage loans on a range of investment residential properties, including single-family homes, condominiums and multi-unit properties, will secure $345.8 million in mortgage-backed securities through the Ellington Financial Mortgage Trust 2025-INV2 transaction. The deal, EFMT 2025-INV2, offers notes through about nine tranches of class A, M and B notes, with X and

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