Industry stakeholders say the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on reforming the discount window — the central bank's 'lender of last resort' facility — is welcome. But replacing the system with one that works better is easier said than done.
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Borrowers had a WA FICO of 742, as new partnerships with equipment manufacturers, primarily marine craft and RVs, contributed higher-quality obligors to the pool.
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The current series, STRE 2026-1, is expected to have a prefunded pool balance that is 31.1% of the aggregate pool balance, higher than the 20% balance on the STRE 2025-1.
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The bank exited the $1.95-trillion asset cap last year, but it had remained subject to the rest of the eight-year-old order.
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While this only shows a 2-basis-point rise in the 30-year fixed since last week, the Lender Price product and pricing engine data is 30 basis points higher.
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The collateral pool consists of 1,318 mortgages, aggregated by Invictus Capital Partners from originators that include NewRez, and each accounts for less than 10% of the mortgage loans.
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The global Purpose Brands umbrella includes Anytime Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness, Waxing the City waxing studios, and Bar Method, low-impact studio fitness.
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Letters of credit sized to cover interest payments for six months, plus a cushion, help provide credit support to the notes.
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The deal benefits from three accounts–a Funding, Expense Reserve and Interest Reserve. The Funding Account will fund draws and purchase additional loans.
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The government-sponsored enterprises' oversight chief severed ties with the AI firm following President Trump's dispute with it over boundaries on military use.
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Key measurements of small businesses' health remained stable in 2025, according to a new study by the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. But those firms' optimism about the future reached its lowest point since 2020.
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Underlying variable-rate loans were underwritten to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Term SOFR or the average SOFR. Also, SMB 2026-A will not hedge the rated notes or the student loans in the trust.
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Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released new legislative language Monday night that includes a ban on institutional investors' purchase of single family homes and a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency.
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