Western Benefits Group initiated contracts with student loan borrowers extracting monthly fees upfront, while claiming to negotiate debt consolidation through a supposed affiliation with the Department of Education, the CFPB said.

A recommendation to give Ginnie Mae expanded authorities is drawing focus in the reactions to a Financial Stability Oversight Council report on nonbank risks.

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said Friday that the agency will be moving forward with rules and enforcement actions after the defeat of a Supreme Court challenge to the agency's constitutionality.

The 2024-5 series are secured by a pool of loans purchasing primary residences, with an original, cumulative LTV of 73.9%, and a debt-to-income ratio of 35.5%.

Citing auto sales as a potential leading indicator, observers say the labor market's health might be overstated, while auto ABS assets start to underperform.

An independent third-party company will provide the primary servicing, and the industry and equipment diversification levels are strong in the pool.

The current transaction will sell the most in securitized bonds since the 2022-1 series came to market with $850 million in notes.

The Supreme Court issued an opinion Thursday morning that was unequivocal in its view that Congress is constitutionally empowered to fund agencies with open-ended and indirect funding mechanisms, overruling a 5th Circuit opinion from 2022 that found that executive branches must be subject to direct Congressional appropriations.

Rocket is contributing all 5,455 closed-end loans in the collateral pool, and it is an 'above average' originator. One of the deal's positive highlights is that 27.0% of the assets by unpaid principal balance, were subject to third-party due diligence review.

Compared to a year ago, investors bought a greater number of properties and made up a larger share of overall purchases, returning to the market faster than individual buyers, according to Redfin.

Pricing guidance suggests the A1+ and F1+ notes are expected to yield 5.5% over the three-month interpolated yield curve, pricing at par. Yields are expected to vary from 5.49% to 5.42% on the AAA notes over three-month, interpolated yield curve.

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chairman Martin Gruenberg apologized for his management and temper at a House Financial Services Committee hearing that focused on his handling of the agency in the immediate aftermath of a workplace behavior report outlining serious misconduct that prevailed for years.