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Later Tuesday, separate data showed US consumer confidence declined for a fifth consecutive month, reflecting ongoing concerns about inflation, tariffs and politics.

A rise in issuance of nonqualified mortgages and seconds is in the forecast but home prices, credit and the GSEs may impact private-label bonds' trajectory.

Janus brought several innovations to the asset management market, including the asset-backed securities ETF (JABS) and the fixed-rate CLO ETF (JAAA).

Democratic senators are attributing a recent decline in lending activity to a Trump administration regulation that puts new restrictions on borrowers with foreign ownership.

The national mortgage delinquency rate jumped to 3.85% in November, up 15% month over month and 2.79% year over year, according to ICE Mortgage Technology.

The vehicle's documents acknowledge private credit will generally make up between 10% to 35% of the fund. Its top three holdings are an agency mortgage bond and two US Treasury notes.

Proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services recommended approval of Fifth Third's $10.9 billion proposed acquisition of Comerica.

Redaptive EAAS Issuer 2025-1's structure includes overcollateralization, a cumulative net loss trigger and an average delinquency trigger.

FAT Brands warned in late November that it could be forced to file bankruptcy after creditors demanded full repayment on its roughly $1.2 billion of whole-business securitization debt.

Our experts expect a mortgage market reset in 2026 with an uptick in originations, but warn lenders not to skimp on compliance even as the reins loosen.