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The deal includes a replenishment mechanism that allows subsequent drawdowns on existing mortgages.

Secondary market interest in home equity contracts is drawing new participants, with 2025 securitization activity ahead of last year, industry leaders said.

A Trump-appointed judge refused to dismiss a settlement between the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and a Chicago mortgage lender over lending practices that an appeals court already said violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.

The deal was divided into multiple debt pieces rated by Kroll Bond Rating Agency as well as a riskier first-loss piece.

A cumulative net loss trigger and a material modified loan ratio trigger will direct all available funds to the note principal payment if they are breached.

The Trump administration's fiscal 2026 budget carries over 7(a)'s $35 billion funding authority for a fourth consecutive year, even though lending has grown significantly

All the notes benefit from credit enhancement equaling 4.75% of the note balance, an initial reserve account representing 0.50% of the pool balance.

Investors have grown more wary of lending to the US government for such a long time, and have demanded higher yields as a result, increasing a cushion known as the term premium.

Gundlach said investors should consider increasing their non-dollar-based holdings, adding that his firm was starting to introduce foreign currencies into its funds.

The past two Federal Reserve vice chairs for supervision failed to implement the final installment of the Basel III capital framework. Newly installed Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman is taking a new approach to the thorny question of bank capital.