A broader investor base, rising inflation and higher interest rates are likely to result in significant demand for CLO bonds, which have experienced few defaults.

The restoration and reconstruction services industry is expected to grow steadily at about 4% annually over the next several years, partly due to extreme weather events.

The Federal Reserve Board would become far more diverse if Sarah Bloom Raskin, Philip Jefferson and Lisa Cook are confirmed by the Senate. Jefferson and Cook are respected economists seen as likely to get the nod, but Republicans will challenge Raskin's assertions that bank regulators can play a vital role in combating climate change.

One potentially positive aspect of the transaction is that Foursight is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies, a well-capitalized parent.

President Biden’s aspirations for aggressive forgiveness haven’t been fulfilled to date, but steps taken so far have lowered a key hurdle to entry-level homeownership.

Labor and supply-chain issues, coupled with rising inflation and higher interest rates, but not the omicron surge, are shaping a slightly more negative view.

In a Senate confirmation hearing, the acting Federal Housing Finance Agency director echoed her predecessor’s view that restructuring of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should fall to Congress, and pointed to measures aimed at mitigating risk for the agencies.

The company sold small businesses a credit-building product that fell short of its promises, and also failed to help them fix inaccuracies in their credit reports, according to the Federal Trade Commission. D&B has agreed to give refunds to many customers.

The latest jobs and economic numbers pave the way for additional upward movement throughout 2022, analysts said.

The SEC claims Morningstar put investors at a risk when rating $30 billion in CMBS deals from 2015-2016. Morningstar defends its integrity and independence.

Sodaski, who previously worked at Credit Suisse for more than 20 years, will lead MUFG’s investment-grade sales strategy across the U.S.

The ruling overturns a summary judgment in a class action lawsuit filed by refinance customers between 2004 and 2009 in West Virginia over alleged inflated property values.