The Senate voted 80-19 Thursday to confirm Powell to the top spot on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. He joins Philip Jefferson, who was confirmed by the Senate to serve on the board Wednesday night, and Lisa Cook, who was confirmed Tuesday night.

Dealers are in solid financial health, school buses secure 20%-35% of notes, and Navistar Financial has never had a bus dealer bankruptcy in its history.

Lorie Logan manages the Fed’s System Open Market Account and played key roles in the central bank’s crisis responses in 2020 and 2008. She replaces Robert Kaplan, who resigned amid a stock trading scandal last fall.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra is pushing the envelope of the bureau's power and jurisdiction in untested ways. More companies are disputing the CFPB’s allegations, refusing to pay large fines or admit wrongdoing, and vowing to defend themselves in court. 

The deal has a 24-month revolving period, when eligible receivables will be sold to the trust subject to concentration limits and eligibility criteria.

While longtime non-QM companies have originated mortgages in the segment for years, new contenders have come into the market as the number of potential customers who fit into the category grows.

LendingPoint refers to the consumer installment loans in the collateral pool as DTC loans, and are categorized as either newly originated or renewal loans.

The offering touts closings in as few as 10 days and allows homebuyers to compete with deep-pocketed investors and iBuyers.

A larger share felt it was a bad time for both buying and selling, but a growing number expect price growth to slow.

GradFin offers advisory services to Americans who want assistance with their student loans. The acquisition is part of the Cleveland bank’s strategy of adding niche digital businesses.

First Help Financial is a small, niche auto lender with less than $500 million in assets, adding variability to expected loss scenarios on the notes.