Affirm partners with Sixth Street to sell its buy now/pay later loans to the investment firm; Associated Banc-Corp promotes Steven Zandpour to deputy head of consumer and business banking; Visa Direct speeds up its money transfers; and more in this week's banking news roundup.

Offshoot of well-known European asset manager taps JP Morgan to structure deal

New arrivals to the ABS market seek investors in less than stellar-rated bonds.

Top banks are underwriting the deal, but most of the securitization's loans lack documentation.

The proposal is one of several that aims to address difficulties managing early buyouts from mortgage-backed securities pools.

Aggregator counters the risk of loans' low starting rate with a strong borrower profile.

About $2 billion changes hands daily for the sale of new motor vehicles in the U.S., making auto dealers a prime use case for faster payments. So why aren't more using it?

The new deal will increase the sponsor's 2024 issuance to more than $3 billion.

Annualized inflation increased to 2.7% in November from 2.6% the previous month, providing further evidence that the economy remains strong despite restrictive monetary policy.

The second-lien loans face low recovery post-default, especially if home prices drop.

Fitch describes the Goldman-arranged CLO as similar to Blackstone's Lewey Park CLO, which closed last month.

But the Federal Housing Administration program was the only mortgage loan type to gain market share month-to-month as measured by rate lock percentage.