Orlando-based Cogent Bank has hired a team to finance single-tenant net lease properties, an asset class characterized by exceptional credit quality.

Most big banks saw modest reductions in their requirements following this year's stress tests. The results come as the Fed prepares to smooth year-to-year swings with a new averaging rule.

Housing regulator Bill Pulte lodged more fraud allegations against Fed Governor Lisa Cook as she filed a temporary restraining order regarding attempts to remove her.

Notes are expected to pay a coupon of about 2.5% over the Swiss Average Rate Overnight (SARON) with an expected maturity of seven years.

Homeward Opportunities also includes an accumulation account to help fund drawdowns related to construction costs, among other costs.

The Canadian bank said it will take at least a year to hit an inflection point in U.S. loan growth. It has been shedding assets in an effort to free up space for growth in more promising business lines.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell 2 basis points this week, Freddie Mac said, but other sources like Zillow and Lender Price reported larger drops.

Ratings analysts caution that the notes have a WA life of about three years while, and the underlying asses have a WA remaining term of about 20 years.

The increase in purchase volume was not enough to offset the drop in refinance application submissions as conventional rates increased week-over-week.

Data suggests that the beleaguered commercial real estate market isn't going to get worse. And now that banks have had time to build reserves, any losses they do take shouldn't be disastrous, analysts say.

The bank "temporarily" paused home equity line of credit lending in April 2020, over concerns regarding the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Principal will only be paid out to Huntington's noteholders when each tranche of notes maintains a certain level of credit enhancement.