The latest refinance surge helped lift total application activity up for a second straight week, even as purchases fell, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The rating agency covers its bases in preparation for a surge in data center debt

The White House has tapped former Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Director Jonathan McKernan to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and attorney Jonathan Gould to lead the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency late Tuesday.

In comments to reporters, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., underscored what she said was a conflict of interest between Elon Musk's DOGE's actions at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and his business interests with X Money.

Aside from the assets' credit quality, the bank's 60 years of experience originating and servicing auto loans is a boost to the notes' credit.

Borrowers in GCAR 2025-1's underlying collateral pool have a slightly lower FICO score than the GCAR 2024-4 deal, and they bought more new cars.

Most participants in a monthly Wolters Kluwer survey no longer think the next short-term rate reduction will be in March.

Among the deal's main credit strengths is that the real estate assets are protected by robust physical security, and 83.5% of the tenants have investment-grade credit ratings.

Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new acting director, ordered staff to stop all work and closed the agency's headquarters for a week.

Banks are expecting increased M&A activity across the financial sector, but are concerned about acquisition by credit unions and tech integration challenges.

While mortgage employment is lower year-over-year, the mixed bag of data makes it more likely that borrowing rates will remain higher for longer.

The deal will sell two series of notes from a new master trust, secured by revenues from three data centers in Phoenix and Toronto.