Letitia James and 22 other attorneys general have filed an amicus brief in a Maryland case challenging the dissolution of the consumer protection agency.

Any loan that is more than 120 days delinquent becomes a stop-advance loan, a designation that prevents interest leakage to bondholders.

Deal advisors said the Trump administration's tariff threats and the specter of inflation have given some bankers reason to pause on acquisition plans. Momentum could still mount, but uncertainty in Washington is a detriment early in the new year.

Investor properties or second homes account for 38.1% of the pool. Also, 27.9% of the loans are a debt service coverage ratio (DCSR) loan product.

While SoFi uses a third-party servicer for both of those product types, it services its entire consumer loan portfolio.

While Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is continuing to try and save the agency she helped create, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., who benefited from crypto spending in his primary race, is a new ally.

Meanwhile, home prices are set to grow 3 to 4% in 2025, a Fitch report predicts.

As an investment, cat bonds have drawn attention in recent years after far exceeding returns on other high-risk fixed-income markets.

To keep note repayment on track, credit enhancement comes from subordination, and senior notes benefit from a principal lockout period on the subordinate classes.

Federal Reserve Gov. Michelle Bowman — who is viewed as a leading contender to be the next vice chair for supervision at the central bank — said changes to the post-financial crisis framework should be a focal point of the Fed's regulatory policy review.

Borrowers to test court restrictions as record liability management exercises volume continues

The Trump administration has installed Jeffrey Clark at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Clark, a former environmental lawyer in the Justice Department in the first Trump administration, was indicted as part of the president's efforts to overturn the 2020 election.