The bank is a top auto lender, with a managed portfolio of $7.1 million through December 2023, and has a strong servicing track record.

Net charge-offs at the Charlotte, North Carolina-based bank increased by more than 80% in the first quarter compared with a year earlier. BofA executives say that the rising losses were in line with the bank's risk appetite.

The Federal Reserve chair's comments coincide with the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington. They also come as groups like the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision are being scrutinized.

The Federal Home Loan Bank System stepped up advances by 37% or more to Silicon Valley, Signature and First Republic banks ahead of their failures, the GAO says in a post-mortem on last year's banking crisis. The findings add to the debate about whether the system should be a lender of last resort.

ADMT 2024-NQM2 will repay senior position investors on a pro-rata basis, while the mezzanine and subordinate notes will be repaid sequentially.

The bank is a top auto lender, with a managed portfolio of $7.1 million through December 2023, and has a strong servicing track record.

The Federal Reserve chair's comments coincide with the spring meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Washington. They also come as groups like the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision are being scrutinized.

Chris Hentemann, whose fund manages $6.2 billion in assets, seeks out B-piece opportunities and foresees banks executing more bulk loan sales and credit-risk transfers.

The current levels of credit enhancement are a reduction from levels of 58.0%, 48.7%, 35.9%, 22.5% and 17% on the classes A, B, C, D and E on the BLAST 2024-1 deal.

First-quarter results at the companies were promising for other banks looking to reel in fees from capital markets activities as deposit costs put pressure on net interest income.

The financing outlook improved from recent surveys on a macro basis, but expectations around commercial real estate helped cloud over the credit forecast.