Morgan Stanley announced today that it would slash 1,000 jobs as part of a scheme to downsize its residential mortgage operations. The job cuts impacts 1,000 jobs in the U.S. and the U.K. The investment bank also plans to discontinue its British-based residential mortgage lending unit Advantage Home Loans. Morgan Stanley said that it will still service mortgages in the U.S. through its Saxon Mortgage Services as well as offer residential mortgages to its retail brokerage clients, according to published reports.
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Broken down by product type, the agency's NJCLASS Standard Fixed product should account for a large majority of the loans, 75.4%. NJCLASS Consolidation will account for the next-largest group, 14.1%.
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The notes will price against Treasurys, with spreads expected to fall between 85 and 90 basis points over the benchmark.
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The JPMorgan Chase CEO took aim Tuesday at the proposed Basel III endgame rules, hindrances to mergers and bureaucratic burdens. "I would love to have a more productive relationship with regulators, but I think it takes conversation," Dimon said.
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Bluegreen Vacation originated the loans and Fitch expressed confidence in its record of good performance as servicer.
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Many legal experts think the Supreme Court will rule in favor of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in a case challenging its funding. Such a ruling would unleash a flurry of litigation that has been on hold pending the outcome of the constitutional challenge.
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Lendbuzz sells the notes as it juggles mixed performance results from 2023. Originations and revenues saw huge jumps, but so did operating expenses.
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