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Aqua Finance's credit enhancements include a sequential pay structure until the class A credit enhancement period is over.

Homeowners won't trade in their cheap mortgages so lenders keep finding other ways to reach that equity. Bond buyers keep showing up.

Despite the variety of loans in the pool, the vast majority of assets are considered qualified mortgages, with only 10.9% considered non-QM.

The current deal comes to market with a shorter revolving period and a smaller collateral pool, but other traits are similar to previous deals.

The structure includes a stop-advance feature, which will prevent the servicer from providing scheduled interest and principal on loans that are 120 days or more delinquent.

The company's affiliate has been issuing non-QM deals that include a small percentage of second liens, some of which also involve alternative documentation.

Assets have a non-zero credit score is 631, notably lower than previous transactions. Also, a slight majority of borrowers, 53.23%, have credit scores of 660 or lower.

The current pool's major loan characteristics were higher than that those seen on the RKTL 2026-2, with 60-month loans representing a higher concentration of the current pool (77.0%) compared with 73.7% on the previous deal.

The Federal Reserve governor said inflation is too high but said she ultimately voted last week to hold interest rates steady to give recent economic trends more time to play out.

The aircraft assets will be prefunded, otherwise, the proceeds will refinance 15 vintage aircraft.

Interest will be repaid sequentially. Scheduled principal will be paid based on the scheduled outstanding note balance for the applicable payment period and the note balances.

Lenders reported July declines of HECM endorsements and new securities issuances, but proprietary lending drove a 28% year-over-year surge in originations.

The real-estate investment trust affiliate has been focusing on making more funding available for new loans but also seeks to hold the line on credit quality.

The group is planting a flag for a new structured finance platform and real estate finance team in Miami and is expected to also strengthen Benesch's New York presence with two partners.

Notes are expected to pay coupons of 5.69% on the A1A notes and 5.89% on the A1B notes. Beyond that, the A2 and A3 notes pay coupons of 5.92% and 5.97%, respectively.

Structured as a master trust deal, AVCCT 2026-1 includes a three-year revolving period, when no principal payments will be made on the series 2026-1—unless an early amortization event happens.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under directives to make mortgage-backed securities purchases that can exert downward pressure on rates or limit increases.

Positive changes in credit provisions contributed to a multiyear high in net income as the GSE and its rival fought to purchase lenders' single-family loans.

Notes are expected to pay coupons of 4.05% on the notes rated R-1 (high) (sf) and 4.59% and 4.79% on the A1 and A2 notes, respectively.

The Congressional Budget Office's latest read on loan and guarantee costs points to the risks and value of government-sponsored enterprises in conservatorship.