Democrats cited the increasing share of home purchases by Wall Street firms while Republicans pointed to rising conforming loan limits and other measures by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs committee hearing.

About 3.3% of loans in the deal fall into the 600-649 FICO bucket on the current Sunnova Helios VIII, 2022-A, compared with a 1.2% level in the 2021-C deal.

However, leadership noted that 2021 was the second record year for new single-family mortgages and also discussed how the government sponsored-enterprise plans to further rebuild its capital.

Inflation data showing a 7.5% increase in consumer prices will likely lead to Federal Reserve moves that apply continued upward pressure.

New vehicles account for about 21.5% of the SDART 2022-1 pool, down from 23.0% of the 2021-4 deal, amid the supply crunch for components to build new cars.

The sponsor, owned by Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies and a majority-owned affiliate of BREDS IV Residential Holdco, will retain a residual interest.

Steadily climbing rates have contributed to a 40% decline in loan activity from one year ago.

The company has agreed to pay at least $3.75 million to resolve allegations that it violated the District of Columbia’s 24% interest rate cap.

There are few safe investments today, and as inflation shows the biggest increase in 40 years, one opportunistic investor blasts CLOs’ risk versus returns.

Hi-Fi Music 2022-1 has several credit enhancement features, including an interest reserve account that is initially funded and sized to cover 12 months of interest.

Compounding factors of low inventory and high costs also helped lead to another decline in Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index.

Six members of the Senate Banking Committee are asking questions about a flurry of lawsuits against credit card customers. The bank denies that it has resumed using robo-signing.