An economic slowdown would deliver lower interest rates but tighter credit standards, while a "soft landing" for the economy wouldn't solve the low inventory problem, a new report said.

After a challenging 2022, fund flows reverted to positive territory in 2023 even though higher interest rates and wider spreads have considerably reduced the supply of securitized product.

GCAT 2023-INV1 will issue notes from a structure of super-senior through subordinate notes, which will also feature initial exchangeable notes, and an excess servicing class.

Despite ESG headwinds in Florida, Climate First Bank in St. Petersburg continues to make "green" loans and plans to show consumers how their purchases affect the environment.

The A-1, A-2 and A-3 notes will benefit from credit enhancement levels of 38.6%, 30.1% and 19.3%, respectively. The mezzanine class benefits from 13.3%.

While a majority of current forborne borrowers sought relief for reasons related to COVID-19, servicers are seeing a growing share of cases involving natural disasters or personal financial issues, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

Some $400.4 million in residential loans will secure the collateral pool, virtually all of which, 99.2%, were originated on 25-year terms.

The deal's higher subordination floor structure conveys protection to the senior classes from losses during the life of the deal, but also presents so-called tail risk to the subordinate classes.

The job cuts come amid caution about the industry's growth potential in the second half of the year. Some 45,000 positions have been lost in banking and related industries over the last two-plus years.

Tighter credit standards and lower demand for business loans could make it harder for the Fed to achieve the soft landing it's seeking. Still, bankers are cautiously optimistic, noting that some businesses are using their savings to invest at a time when borrowing costs are high.

Levels of initial hard credit enhancement had dropped on the class A notes to 61.90%, but had increased on the B, C and D classes.

While the share is slightly lower than at the start of 2023, the market is not expected to slip back to lower pre-pandemic levels, CoreLogic said.