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In addition to being almost entirely composed of investment-purpose mortgages, about 100% of the pool’s 2,175 mortgages are agency eligible.

The deal is the latest example of a mainstream bank buying a point-of-sale lender focused on financing home improvement projects.

The largest bank based in oil-rich Texas is building a framework for gauging the threat that climate change poses to its business and plans to disclose more information on the subject this summer. Meanwhile, its energy loan portfolio shrank 24% year over year.

The new offering’s loan structure is designed to hedge against digital currency's price volatility.

A broader investor base, rising inflation and higher interest rates are likely to result in significant demand for CLO bonds, which have experienced few defaults.

Financial companies are leading a rush to lock in still-attractive borrowing costs before the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, potentially adding to volatility and market uncertainty.

The restoration and reconstruction services industry is expected to grow steadily at about 4% annually over the next several years, partly due to extreme weather events.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. equities traders posted a decline in the fourth quarter, adding to evidence that the frenzied activity touched off by the pandemic is cooling, even as the bank ratcheted up payouts for employees.

The Federal Reserve Board would become far more diverse if Sarah Bloom Raskin, Philip Jefferson and Lisa Cook are confirmed by the Senate. Jefferson and Cook are respected economists seen as likely to get the nod, but Republicans will challenge Raskin's assertions that bank regulators can play a vital role in combating climate change.

One potentially positive aspect of the transaction is that Foursight is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies, a well-capitalized parent.