First National has agreed to buy Touchstone Bankshares. The combined company would have more than $500 million each of deposits and loans.

Raising $344 million, the deal securitizes revenues from loans with lower balances and a higher weighted average loan-to-value ratio compared with the previous deal.

Acting Comptroller Michael Hsu emphasized Monday the importance for banks to prioritize fairness in innovation, urging vigilance in navigating compliance risks associated with emerging technologies like AI.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage, the movements of which have been volatile in recent weeks, is expected to stay in the range of 6.5% for the first half of the year before trending down, Freddie Mac said.

The Federal Reserve's vice chair for supervision says the board is discussing ways to address the various concerns banks have raised about the capital reform proposal.

Advocates say the federal court's decision could materially disrupt the securitization market's operations, which provide critical access to capital for consumers and businesses.

The top three industries includes software, healthcare and software development, accounting for 18.45%, 7.89% and 5.12%, respectively.

Both series will repay investors through a senior-subordinate, pro rata structure with a locked-out class and a senior enhancement floor to mitigate tail risk and shore up credit support.

The market expects a wide variety of banks to issue CLNs to bolster their regulatory capital compliance, and support ongoing lending.

Two tranches of class A and B notes will raise $80 million from investors, to support Kalamata's business financing small business loans and merchant cash advances.

Instability in mortgage rate movements should continue in the weeks ahead, even with Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's comments on inflation.

One of Callahan's goals is to expand institutional investor relationships, and he joins from Investcorp, where he was a managing director of institutional capital raising for its global credit business.