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In a deal arranged by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Pittsburgh bank has bought a portfolio from the wreckage of Signature Bank. The purchase should help PNC expand its fund banking business, which helps private equity firms manage liquidity and finance investments in the short term.

Lendbuzz appears to be on the upswing, according to KBRA. On a year-to-year basis ending in Q2 2023, originations grew 37.6%, and revenues were up 94.6% from a year ago.

Heinel contends that the Fed is done with its hiking cycle and that policy is restrictive enough. On this basis, she forecasts the U.S. economic growth slowing to 1.1% next year, with the inflation rate moderating to just below 3%.

The class action case, first brought up in 2020, accused Lakeview Loan Servicing and LoanCare of violating the Texas Debt Collection Act by charging "junk" fees.

The bipartisan deal struck Saturday temporarily allays concerns that would've required workarounds in parts of the lending process reliant on government agencies.

The newest deal from the program could be upsized to $1.6 billion from $1.1 billion, with the structure and pool characteristics remaining the same.

A deal to avoid a government shutdown resolves one immediate risk. But a major auto strike, the resumption of student-loan repayments, and a shutdown that may yet come back after the stop-gap spending deal lapses, could easily shave a percentage point off GDP growth in Q4.

In July, month-to-month missed payments increased but improved on an annual basis because a lower share of borrowers were 90 days or more late.

Investments poised to do well include partially paid down collateralized loan obligations, which are backed by loans taken out by highly indebted corporations, called leveraged loans.

Just one class of variable funding notes (VFN), which have an anticipated repayment date of July 2026, will be issued to investors.