KfW Banking Group said it participated as an anchor investor in securitizations focusing on SMEs worth €0.7 billion ($1 billion) up to the end of the third quarter.
The German state-sponsored banking group said in a statement today that it supports the revitalization of the securitization market "because these must function as an important means of supplying credit to the economy."
The Federal Open Market Committee held the federal funds rate at current levels, citing "lack of further progress" toward meeting inflation goals.
During this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, officials voted to lower the cap on the amount of Treasury securities that can roll off the central bank's books each month from $60 billion to $25 billion.
The fixed, tax-exempt notes have about 137.5% in expected senior bond parity and 124.1% in subordinate bond parity levels.
Moody's took note of several credit strengths in the portfolio, including that on a weighted average (WA) basis, the contracts have a weighted average FICO score of 767 and only a point higher for the upsized pool.
Plaintiffs seeking class certification claim the bank uses an underwriting system that discriminates against minority mortgage applicants.
Consolidation has slowed since the pandemic, but UMB's agreement to buy Heartland Financial — the largest deal in three years — is one of several merger announcements in the past two weeks. Talks among other potential buyers and sellers are said to be picking up.
