The bureau issued three policies removing the threat of legal liability for approved companies that test new products.

The Treasury secretary said he hopes lawmakers will back reforms of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac within three to six months.

The idea of forgiving student debt has gained traction in the Democratic presidential debates. Undiscussed so far: the significant impact any program could have on the roughly $175 billion of securities backed by student loans.

A federal judge in Florida dismissed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's lawsuit against Ocwen Financial Services, stating the agency improperly asserted an excessive number of claims without specifying the particular count to which they applied.

The Trump administration raised the goal posts for ending the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but how officials get there is still highly uncertain.

Managers appear to be increasingly safeguarding portfolios from a potential downturn by dumping distressed assets.

The event is the bureau's second in a series on consumer protection policy. The first dealt with the agency's authority to penalize firms for unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and practices.

While delinquent loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities continued trending downward overall, there was an uptick in the rate for more recent originations, a Standard & Poor's report noted.

The Treasury Department made clear in a much-anticipated report that it prefers Congress take up reform of the government-sponsored enterprises, but it also recommended steps that federal agencies could take without legislation.

Driven Brands, which operates and manages over 2,700 Maaco, Meineke and other branded auto-service stores, is marketing $275 million in a new issuance from its master trust established four years ago.

Ally Bank, Capital One Auto Finance and BMW Financial Services of North America launched new note offerings, which will add to the year-to-date of $35.2 billions across 32 prior deals.

Charge-offs in prime bank cards fell to 3.01%, a third consecutive month in the sector. Meanwhile, retail-card ABS had its best charge-off performance since October 2018.