Hale Capital Management purchased Voxtur Analytics after a tumultuous past few years that included financial struggles, and rebranded it as Apex Analytics.

Borrowers' pledged currency remains held in custody and is ring-fenced. The collateral cannot be re-used to generate yield or secure any other type of financing.

A federal judge ruled that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought unlawfully refused to request agency funding from the Federal Reserve Board, dealing a procedural blow to a legal argument that the Fed can only fund the CFPB when it turns a profit.

Steady cash flows are attracting new capital to music royalty investments, including securitization, as issuers pursue deals with a broader range of artists.

FIGRE 2026-HF3 will repay noteholders on a pro rata basis but is subject to a provision that requires the deal to repay noteholders sequentially after a credit event.

Caution around the move is growing as focus has shifted to affordability, and current trading prices make near-term action unlikely, according to Wedbush.

Fitch notes that the pool's collateral quality is consistent with previous transactions. The current deal has a FICO score of 774 and a diverse segment and vehicle mix.

When the deal closes the indenture will be amended to allow it to issue liquidity funding notes, which will serve as a liquidity backstop to fund shortfalls in the liquidity reserve account.

The conflict pushed oil price futures above $100 a barrel for a short time earlier this week, which affected bond investors and the 10-year Treasury yield.

The number of homes with default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions last month was down from January but up 20% from a year ago.

All tranches have lower levels of credit enhancement, compared with the AFRMT 2026-1 transaction.

The A2 tranche in the 2026-1 series will issue the bulk of notes $765 million, with an A- rating, and a March 2031 anticipated repayment date. Its legal final maturity date.