Should the all-stock transaction close as planned later this year, Wintrust Financial in the Chicago area would gain about $2.7 billion of assets.

Chris Hentemann, whose fund manages $6.2 billion in assets, seeks out B-piece opportunities and foresees banks executing more bulk loan sales and credit-risk transfers.

The current levels of credit enhancement are a reduction from levels of 58.0%, 48.7%, 35.9%, 22.5% and 17% on the classes A, B, C, D and E on the BLAST 2024-1 deal.

First-quarter results at the companies were promising for other banks looking to reel in fees from capital markets activities as deposit costs put pressure on net interest income.

The financing outlook improved from recent surveys on a macro basis, but expectations around commercial real estate helped cloud over the credit forecast.

A new Federal Reserve analysis finds rising debt-to-income and loan-to-value ratios over the past two years, while credit scores largely remained the same.

Most of the notes will be fixed rate, but the A1B tranche could be benchmarked to the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).

Mortgage rates rose this week as investors priced stronger than expected inflation and jobs affecting Fed moves into the 10-year Treasury.

Griffin was a managing director at J.P.Morgan Securities, where he ran the global primary collateralized loan obligation (CLO) business.

A pool of open-end vehicle fleet lease and loan contracts for cars, trucks and other vehicles provide the revenues to the bonds.

The Federal Reserve Board governor and frequent regulatory critic says it would be appropriate for the U.S. to deviate from the agreed-upon international standards to reflect "unique characteristics" of the American banking system.