Secondary market interest in home equity contracts is drawing new participants, with 2025 securitization activity ahead of last year, industry leaders said.

A Trump-appointed judge refused to dismiss a settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Chicago mortgage lender over lending practices that an appeals court already said violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

A cumulative net loss trigger and a material modified loan ratio trigger will direct all available funds to the note principal payment if they are breached.

The Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget carries over 7(a)'s $35 billion funding authority for a fourth consecutive year, even though lending has grown significantly

All the notes benefit from credit enhancement equaling 4.75% of the note balance, an initial reserve account representing 0.50% of the pool balance.

The past two Federal Reserve vice chairs for supervision failed to implement the final installment of the Basel III capital framework. Newly installed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman is taking a new approach to the thorny question of bank capital.

ExteNet's capital structure maintains cash flow by including cash trapping and cash sweeping conditions.

The government measure of inflation for May ticked up modestly, adding to the signals that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to move on interest rates when it meets next month.

The Trump administration's plan to fire 90% of the staff at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has raised constitutional questions about whether courts can decide whether a president is taking "care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

The deal is secured by a portfolio dominated by mortgage loans considered non-qualified or exempt from ability to repay rules.

While lenders have come out with more products for the spring season, rate lock data finds buyers still hesitant to act because of high mortgage rates.

DBRS noted that about 90.5% of the 4,011 loans receive payment through Automated Clearing House, which boosts payment capture rates and minimizes cash handling.