The loan pool’s volatility score is high but its diversity of properties is a plus.

The sponsor’s Fortune 500 parent provides comfort in the face of the subprime-auto industry’s woes.

The sponsor’s strong track record mitigates risks, including “dirty current” loans and low FICO scores.

Robust salaries are a plus, but concentrating loans in a few well-paying fields presents different risks.

The auto-lease and nonprime-auto sectors are fueling what likely will be record volume.

In a letter to the agency’s new director, top Senate Democrats recommended policy steps intended to limit mistakes in consumers’ credit files that they said “can ruin lives.”

The decline in late payments recorded in a trade group survey raise hope that many servicers will bear up under a wave of tighter enforcement coming from regulators.

The Federal Housing Administration’s changes seek to bring guidelines for specialized Title I programs in line with current borrower and market needs.

However, it remains 30% tighter than pre-pandemic levels, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Acting FHFA Director Sandra Thompson's decision to act immediately rather than taking the time to examine the impact likely harmed private-label securitizations in the short term, but issuance is still on course for a record year.

The number of plans is less than one-fourth of what it was at its pandemic peak, and many are expiring, so the group will replace the weekly measure with a monthly one.

Randal Quarles, who oversaw an easing of post-financial crisis rules as the Federal Reserve’s vice chair of supervision, announced he will resign at the end of this year. His departure will leave President Biden with another open seat to fill on the central bank’s board.