Asset manager-led transactions targeting asset-based finance (ABF) gained momentum following the regional banking crisis, which are typically the go-to for consumer and small business loans.

Investor demand for loans made outside the qualified mortgage definition can shift over time. It's recently been going through a period of particular strength.

Vice President Kamala Harris outlined a raft of populist economic proposals in her first major economic speech since securing the Democratic presidential nomination, including some aimed at lowering housing costs and boosting supply.

The Swedish institution is adding savings accounts to its signature buy now/pay later service as it plots an IPO. Analysts say it will be a struggle to go against U.S. institutions.

The transaction's notes have increased excess spread, as well as some structural optimization by the issuer, S&P said, which helps account for lower total initial hard credit enhancement levels for all classes of notes.

While the total dollar volume of apartment originations fell last year, the number of companies making loans increased from 2022, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The pool contains 494,987 accounts, where the top borrower accounts for 0.32%, and the top five account for 1.19%, and its granularity counts as a positive credit attribute.

A Northwest credit union announced plans this week to buy a community bank, lifting the 2024 total of such deals to 13 and putting the year on track to set a record. The all-time annual high of 16 was set in 2022.

Retail properties account for the largest portion, at 23.5%, according to KBRA. Lodging follows, with 22.1% of the pool.

Nearly two-thirds of consumers in a July survey said they expect mortgage rates to decline soon, but most want to see them cross a very specific threshold before they act, Mphasis Digital Risk found.

Thanh Roettele will help guide the Canadian bank's growth in the mortgage warehouse space in one of its latest moves aimed at the U.S. market.

The notes will repay investors sequentially, after a two-year revolving period. That's when proceeds from principal payoffs can be reinvested in the deal through newly originated loans added to the pool.