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With the Federal Reserve poised to cut rates as soon as September, investors poured $245 billion overall into active and index mutual funds and exchange-traded funds in the first half of the year, according to Morningstar Direct.

Royalty revenues account for virtually all the program's incoming securitized collections, at 95.5%, with fees on initial contracts and other income accounting for 4.5%.

Conventional trucks with sleeper compartments make up the largest exposure to the collateral, with a 24.3% slice of the pool, and virtually all of the 3,549 underlying contracts are backed by personal guarantees.

For at least the fifth consecutive quarter, the Providence, Rhode Island, company increased its allowance for credit losses on general office loans, which continue to be a problem area for banks.

The proposal would add reforms aimed at broadly prioritizing owner-occupant access and end the "test" or "demonstration" mode these sales have been in since 2002.

The final rule governing the use of automated valuation models for home assessments is substantially similar to the initial proposal made last June.

The irony is, Trump's platform — including tax cuts, tariff increases and a crackdown on immigration — would, in the view of many economists and investors, stoke price pressures.

Amid the housing market's challenges, the pool still has borrowers with strong credit profiles, including a 48% debt-to-income (DTI) ratio, and low leverage of 63%, for a sustainable loan-to-value ratio.

Transportation, automotive, healthcare, and commercial real estate are the sectors most affected, but borrowers are doing better than expected.

The loans typically don't qualify for being bundled into bonds supported by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac — government-backed companies that guarantee most US mortgages for investors.