Finance

Brookfield Asset Management and a private equity partner reached a friendly deal to take over First National Financial Corp., a mortgage company backed by Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith, for about C$2.9 billion ($2.1 billion).

Mostly prime Canadian consumers bolster securitized assets.

CLO and ABS issuance continues apace as spreads remain tight

The agency has a proposed repeal in place, getting ready to be made public on July 28, which would rescind another Biden-era fair housing policy.

Ratings are holding up but global economic prospects dim

Given FHFA Director Bill Pulte's history of making regulatory pronouncements via X, some theorize the release of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could occur in the same way.

Proceeds in part fund dividend for new private equity owner

The methodology combines existing ABS and CMBS analyses

The student loan giant fell far short of Wall Street's expectations, but its leaders say President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is likely to bring it billions of dollars in new business.

The case pitted high-profile senior-tranche investors like PIMCO against junior bondholders the interpretation of contracts that predated later policy changes.

President Trump and Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott, R-S.C., visited the Federal Reserve Board headquarters Thursday afternoon to inspect ongoing renovations whose cost overruns have heightened scrutiny of Fed chair Jerome Powell.

The massively oversubscribed deal repays existing notes and extends the floater

Habib's placement on the Fannie Mae board comes after he criticized Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell in a Linkedin post.

The portfolio consists of first-lien, fixed-rate and interest-only balloon RTLs. They were originated with original terms of six to 24 months to maturity.

A "large institutional investor" will provide funding to assist Rithm in acquiring as much as $1.5 billion worth of residential transition loans.

MMP Capital has sold securitized bonds backed by equipment before, this will be the first one secured by medical aesthetic equipment contracts

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, 2025-3, can be upsized to $2.1 billion, and the capital structures are the same for both pool sizes.

The $2.7 billion of bonds, sold by Affinius Capital, traded as low as 81 cents on the dollar on Wednesday, a sign that investors aren't expecting to get all their money back.

Bank earnings have been largely positive in the second quarter despite concerns that tariffs would increase inflation and stifle economic activity. Payment divisions at banks reaped the rewards, too.

Most of GSMBS 2025-PJ7's notes are interest only, and will repay investors on a senior-subordinate, shifting interest sequence.