In a lawsuit between a Puerto Rican bank and the New York Fed, a federal judge ruled that reserve banks are not obligated to give master accounts to banks they deem risky. The decision could have implications for other master account challenges.

All of the class A notes, of which there are four tranches of notes, have a credit enhancement level of 7.55%, while classes B and C have credit enhancement levels of 5.75% and 2.75%.

High interest rates and constrained inventory will take its toll on originations and securitization activity in 2024, the rating agency commented.

The neobank is also benefiting from its product diversity.

The market appears strongly divided, as commercial real estate presents investors with stark choices and big risk-management decisions, often differing by region and by sub-sector.

Regardless of HAROT 2023-4's issuance amount, which could reach $1.8 billion, all of the notes have total initial hard credit enhancement levels of 2.75%, and a reserve fund of 0.25%.

ACAR 2023-4 pool has a weighted average (WA), non-zero FICO score of 551, noticeably higher than the 535 FICO score of 2023-2.

The transactions grew between second and third quarter, with the new-home market seeing one of its largest surges in cash-buying in 13 years.

Washington Trust shares plunged after the Westerly, Rhode Island, company disclosed it booked an office deal in the third quarter, boosting the size of its portfolio while other lenders are pulling back.

S&P sets out to rate $83.85 million in several subordinate notes, all of which are secured by auto loans, and which are expected to mature in January 2034.

The student loan servicer said that it's open to settling a high-stakes lawsuit filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau during the Obama administration. It recorded a $45 million charge and said that the range of reasonably possible losses is between $0 and $250 million.

At the same time, the 15-year fixed rate loan rose above 7% for the first time in nearly 23 years, Freddie Mac reported.