Mortgage applications increased 3.8% from one week earlier as a drop in most loan interest rates brought on an increase in refinance activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

If days go by without a clear result, the uncertainty could lead to market volatility, put off talks for a stimulus plan and complicate bankers' planning for a potentially new regulatory environment.

The race enters a complicated phase that could impact financial markets.

Loan issuers in the hotel/leisure, oil and gas, retail and business equipment/services industries – which make up nearly a quarter of the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index – are expected to lead the default tally over the next 12 months, according to a report from S&P.

With a dearth of inventory, September generated the largest price growth in the housing market since May 2014, according to CoreLogic.

And an uptick from second-quarter numbers is attributed to seasonality rather than any upswing in the economy.

The forbearance rate improved to the a level not seen since early April, but getting back to pre-COVID levels will require employment gains or additional government stimulus measures, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Loop Capital Markets was lead underwriter and joint bookrunner on an upsized $1.2 billion deal that serves as the first asset-backed market transaction to feature a minority-owned firm as a lead.

But both fell short under the Duty to Serve goals in rural housing.

Payment rates for auto lenders and credit card issuers have remained strong despite a spike in unemployment. Whether these trends continue into 2021 will depend largely on the actions of Congress and the pace of medical advances.

A Democratic victory in Tuesday's election would likely produce new leaders at the CFPB and OCC who could take bank regulation in a sharply different direction. Here are some names potentially under consideration.

Annualized returns have now exceeded double digits for the 10th straight year, despite early 2020 volatility related to the coronavirus pandemic.