Some 69.1% of the underlying mortgages are closed-end second (CES), fixed-rate residential mortgage loans, while 30.9% are HELOC, adjustable-rate loans.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning that excessive fees can chip away at the cash sent to the most vulnerable consumers who opt to receive Social Security and other public benefits via prepaid cards.

A week after it dropped to a 28-year low, purchase activity decreased again by over 5%, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Banks reported record growth in net interest margins in 2022, but net income still fell, and the industry "continues to face significant downside risks" from inflation and other factors, Martin Gruenberg says.

Financial terms were undisclosed for the most recent acquisition.

The notes will be issued from a multi-tier debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and a payment-in-kind (PIK) feature for class E-1, class E-2 and class F notes.

The online lending marketplace is teaming up with Upgrade on a card that operates like a fixed-rate loan, in a move to turn around multiple quarters of disappointing financial results.

The unguaranteed loans are secured by one or more first-lien commercial real estate loans. The notes have a break-even default rate cushion of 2.39%.

The closely watched case — which goes to the heart of how the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau operates — could have a huge impact on consumers, the agency and the many industries it oversees and those it seeks to regulate.

AFG ABS will repay the notes on a sequential-pro rata basis, and classes A-1 and A-2 will repay note interest on a pro rata basis.

Buyer affordability has decreased by almost 22% in the past year, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The security driving the revenue to the bonds is a tariff on customers' monthly bills, in line with the "U.S. Utility Tariff/Stranded Cost Bonds Rating Criteria."