Surging interest rates have pushed refinance applications down by over 70% in a year, while ARMs have doubled their share in three months.

New Residential, the REIT, boosts credit confidence in the deal as a sponsor and originator experienced with re-performing and seasoned cleanup calls.

Although small banks and credit unions are enjoying healthier loan portfolios, they are also bracing for potential setbacks due to higher interest rates and inflation.

Strong general unemployment gains, student loan deferrals and borrowers enjoying low interest rates secured in the refinance boom contributed to the positive gains.

Lenders financed the properties through first-lien, fixed-rate mortgage loans, most of which were on 30-year terms extended to prime borrowers, many self-employed.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will conduct supervisory exams of nonbank fintech companies that pose risks to consumers as Director Rohit Chopra seeks to level the regulatory playing field with supervised banks.

The bank didn’t disclose which specific employees, or how many, were impacted by the announcement.

The securitization pools loans to people in debt relief programs or who want to consolidate their debts.

The offering is the latest securitization in the fertile automobile ABS market

Both used and new cars make up the collateral in COPAR 2022-1

Sunrun, which is one of its largest players in the solar panel industry, plans an asset-backed security that pools loans tied to residential solar leases and power purchase agreements.

The subprime auto lender has a good track record, but there are concerns about used-car prices normalizing, according to KBRA.