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The public and large institution segment make up 89.7% of obligors, up from the 87.7% seen in DEFT 2025-2, an increase that was driven largely by an increase in the large enterprise institution segment.

American Banker data found that those who upped artificial intelligence spending by more than 25% in the last year saw major improvements in employee output.

A new Basel III proposal offers mixed results for warehouse lending, with some risk-weight relief for banks but tougher terms that could crimp credit availability for nonbank mortgage lenders.

The proceeds from PAID 2026-R2 will fund a purchase account, which will purchase unsecured consumer loans from PAID 2024-2 and 2024-3.

Washington State charged Newrez after a consumer investigation, with the notice following recent enforcement action against Luminate Home Loans.

Loans with original terms longer than 60 months now represent 71.7% of the pool, up from 70.4% in the prior deal.

The latest government-sponsored enterprise changes include a more flexible sampling and a longer maximum term for some manufactured housing loans, respectively.

Loans with original balances higher than $100,000 accounted for 16.1% of the pool, down from 20.3% in the 2025-2 pool of the Hilton Grand Vacations Trust.

Losses stemming from the 2022 vintage have been offset by excess spread, while cure and roll rates signal caution.

United Wholesale Mortgage lost ground to RKT in one category but held onto a healthy lead in another, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data shows.

All 244 underlying loans initially had a period of fixed rates between 60 and 120 months at origination and are currently ARMs, although none are interest-only.

The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.

Banks have a lot to celebrate in the operational risk framework, but advocates warn it cuts capital too far.

The Department of Justice is seeking court approval to immediately fire more than 600 employees, slashing the CFPB's workforce by 53%.

The deal increased its initial credit enhancement levels across the board, with the A-, BBB and BB- notes benefiting from levels of 21.89%, 1.89% and 5.74%, respectively.

Loans originated under Sallie Mae's Smart Option loan program, which have demonstrated significantly lower default rates compared with those from the Signature program, make up the entire collateral pool.

Full documentation was completed on just 17.9% of the pool, Fitch said, while bank statements and debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) account for 17.6% and 28.0%, respectively.

Stock prices jumped notably following the billionaire and legacy GSE investor's comment indicating Fannie and Freddie have been "stupidly cheap."

The mortgage's proceeds, with $518 million of cash equity contributed by the sponsor, will also be used to buy Hawaii-based Alexander & Baldwin, a commercial property REIT.

The government MBS guarantor ended a 15-day advance notice mandate for extensions on a filing deadline so those with a March 31 due date can still ask for one.

Highly leveraged software companies facing major credit challenges may turn to using more LMEs to stave off defaults.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank is cautiously monitoring consumer sentiment as tensions from the Iran war push energy prices higher, complicating efforts to bring inflation down to the Fed's target.

The deal structure includes credit support from a full turbo structure. All excess cash flow will be used to repay note holders without the issuer receiving excess spread until the notes are fully repaid.

Two former members of the Federal Open Market Committee said in interviews that they expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates steady amid uncertainty over the ongoing war with Iran and the resulting upward pressure on inflation.

For the first time, the FIAOT shelf includes commercial vehicles originated through the SFS's Captive Program, extending vehicle financing to small business owners.

Lowering minimum standards and using a 2018 proposal as a basis for change may be the quickest path, according to Donald Layton, Freddie Mac's CEO from 2012 to 2019.

Full documentation was only applied to 2.6% of the underlying pool of mortgages. Debt-to-income, however, was 23.3% when it was applied.

New questions about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's guarantee by experts who saw conservatorship start points to tensions in a stalled secondary offering.

A recent executive order encouraging changes to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability-To-Repay and Qualified Mortgage rules are adding to a packed agenda at a time when the agency has lost a third of its staff.

Before the transaction has amortization event, principal payments will enter full turbo during the deal's first 12 months.

The national delinquency rate ticked up seven basis points to 3.72% last month, coupled with a 10-basis-point increase in prepayment speed, according to ICE.

Some 90.3% of the loans have had a clean payment history over the past 12 months, with a 1.3% delinquency rate.

Classes A through SB will receive principal until the balance is reduced to its intended level, then tranches A1, A4, A5 and A-SB certificates will receive principal payments sequentially.

The long-defunct Nationwide Biweekly Administration, accused in 2015 of deceptive marketing, has been ordered to pay a $7.93 million civil money penalty.

Republican Sen. Josh Hawley repeated his long-standing criticism of Fair Isaac Corp. in a letter noting the detrimental impact of its prices on home buyers.

Most of the loans, 57.34%, are for cashout purposes and the entire loan pool are first-liens, and are of modest leverage, with an original cumulative loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 69.74%.

The new executive order could add lender competition for self-employed borrowers, potentially via a small loan carveout and one for portfolio products.

The A1A and A1B tranches, rated 'AAA' from S&P and Kroll Bond Rating Agency, are expected to pay coupons of 5.31%.

United Wholesale Mortgage is offering revised terms. The mortgage real-estate investment trust that owns RoundPoint also received a third offer it's considering.

Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran said it is too early to judge how U.S. involvement in the war with Iran will affect inflation and monetary policy.

Investing in vastly more loans that traditional collateralized loan obligations, Mountain Point anticipates approaching the market quarterly.

Early industry reaction to the Federal Reserve's Basel III proposals points to potential capital relief for banks, though stakeholders say the complexity of the changes makes their overall impact unclear.

The loans were underwritten primarily to full documentation standards, including one to two years of W-2 verification, or two years of personal and business tax returns for self-employed borrowers.

The deal has a three-month prefunding period, which begins on its expected April 2 closing date, and assets transferred into the pool will be subject to concentration limits.

A first look at the capital plan suggests it moves the real estate finance industry closer to changes it lobbied for, but the devil may be in the details.

Regardless of whether a trigger is in place, A-1FCF will always receive principal first until that balance is reduced to zero, and then to A-1LCF until it is fully paid off.

For the second week in a row, the 30-year fixed increased by 11 basis points, Freddie Mac found, a result of reaction to oil price hikes from the Iran conflict.

Federal regulators issued proposals Thursday to implement the final elements of the Basel III accords, adjust the global systemically important bank surcharge and implement standardized approaches for risk-weighted assets. The changes would reduce capital requirements for banks of all sizes affected by the rules.

Slated to close on March 24, the deal is Capteris' second 144A term securitization and has a stressed cumulative net loss rates ranging from 25.14% to 7.75%.

The delay in its shareholder meeting to approve the sale to UWM Holdings could put Two Harbors back in play, but will it get the same price from another buyer?

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, in a post-FOMC meeting Wednesday, said he intends to stay at his post until a successor has been confirmed, adding that he will remain on the Fed board until a Justice Department investigation into him is concluded.

The global team combines industry-leading expertise to offer customized product solutions for clients in structured finance, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and alternative investments.

In an interview at ICE Mortgage Technology's annual conference, Bob Broeksmit also expressed skepticism of market dominance among just a few large lenders.

RATE 2026-J1 has a seasoned probability of default of 6.4% and 1.3% on the 'AAA' and 'B' rating stress levels, respectively.

The Federal Open Market Committee is widely expected to keep interest rates steady when it concludes its regular meeting tomorrow, but rising uncertainty about inflation in the wake of the Iran war is clouding the monetary policy outlook.

Hale Capital Management purchased Voxtur Analytics after a tumultuous past few years that included financial struggles, and rebranded it as Apex Analytics.

Borrowers' pledged currency remains held in custody and is ring-fenced. The collateral cannot be re-used to generate yield or secure any other type of financing.

A federal judge ruled that acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Russell Vought unlawfully refused to request agency funding from the Federal Reserve Board, dealing a procedural blow to a legal argument that the Fed can only fund the CFPB when it turns a profit.

Steady cash flows are attracting new capital to music royalty investments, including securitization, as issuers pursue deals with a broader range of artists.

FIGRE 2026-HF3 will repay noteholders on a pro rata basis but is subject to a provision that requires the deal to repay noteholders sequentially after a credit event.

Caution around the move is growing as focus has shifted to affordability, and current trading prices make near-term action unlikely, according to Wedbush.

Fitch notes that the pool's collateral quality is consistent with previous transactions. The current deal has a FICO score of 774 and a diverse segment and vehicle mix.

When the deal closes the indenture will be amended to allow it to issue liquidity funding notes, which will serve as a liquidity backstop to fund shortfalls in the liquidity reserve account.

The conflict pushed oil price futures above $100 a barrel for a short time earlier this week, which affected bond investors and the 10-year Treasury yield.

The number of homes with default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions last month was down from January but up 20% from a year ago.

All tranches have lower levels of credit enhancement, compared with the AFRMT 2026-1 transaction.

The A2 tranche in the 2026-1 series will issue the bulk of notes $765 million, with an A- rating, and a March 2031 anticipated repayment date. Its legal final maturity date.

This is the first Carvana Auto Receivables Trust series to include new vehicles, with the percentage or loans on new cars at 2.65%.

CEO Anthony Hsieh said refinances should provide notable benefit to its direct lending unit a day after LoanDepot announced a return to the wholesale channel.

At an industry conference Tuesday, bankers said that an extended war with Iran will result in adverse economic conditions, including inflation.

Nonagency underwriting is expanding but the public sector is a different story due to recent performance issues, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

LendSure originated more than one third of the loans in the pool, while American Heritage Lending and The Loan Store represent 14.8% and 11.1% of the pool.

In the highest-priced housing markets, some buyers see adjustable-rate mortgages as the only loan they may initially qualify for, Cotality found.

The company dropped the broker channel just months after Frank Martell became CEO; now that Anthony Hsieh is running things again, LoanDepot brought it back.

Kalamata Offshore Feeder Fund II and Kalamata Onshore Fund, which have assets of $234.6 million, will provide performance guarantees.

Industry stakeholders say the Federal Reserve's renewed focus on reforming the discount window — the central bank's 'lender of last resort' facility — is welcome. But replacing the system with one that works better is easier said than done.

Borrowers had a WA FICO of 742, as new partnerships with equipment manufacturers, primarily marine craft and RVs, contributed higher-quality obligors to the pool.

The current series, STRE 2026-1, is expected to have a prefunded pool balance that is 31.1% of the aggregate pool balance, higher than the 20% balance on the STRE 2025-1.

The bank exited the $1.95-trillion asset cap last year, but it had remained subject to the rest of the eight-year-old order.

While this only shows a 2-basis-point rise in the 30-year fixed since last week, the Lender Price product and pricing engine data is 30 basis points higher.

The collateral pool consists of 1,318 mortgages, aggregated by Invictus Capital Partners from originators that include NewRez, and each accounts for less than 10% of the mortgage loans.

The global Purpose Brands umbrella includes Anytime Fitness, Orangetheory Fitness, Waxing the City waxing studios, and Bar Method, low-impact studio fitness.

Letters of credit sized to cover interest payments for six months, plus a cushion, help provide credit support to the notes.

The deal benefits from three accounts–a Funding, Expense Reserve and Interest Reserve. The Funding Account will fund draws and purchase additional loans.

The government-sponsored enterprises' oversight chief severed ties with the AI firm following President Trump's dispute with it over boundaries on military use.

Key measurements of small businesses' health remained stable in 2025, according to a new study by the 12 regional Federal Reserve banks. But those firms' optimism about the future reached its lowest point since 2020.

Underlying variable-rate loans were underwritten to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Term SOFR or the average SOFR. Also, SMB 2026-A will not hedge the rated notes or the student loans in the trust.

Sens. Tim Scott, R-S.C., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., released new legislative language Monday night that includes a ban on institutional investors' purchase of single family homes and a temporary ban on the Federal Reserve issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency.

As the Trump administration limits access to only U.S. citizens, volume in the Small Business Administration's flagship loan program is already trailing the 2025 pace. Experts predict that the tighter eligibility criteria will send more loans to nonbanks.

The latest Fidium issuance has an implied 170% haircut, and the debt multiple, relative to its net cash flow on the rated classes, is 10.2x.

The investment managers new deal launches into a healthy aircraft market.

MBS numbers at both soared in January, when Trump directed the enterprises to accumulate more bonds, but a decline in loans shrunk Freddie's total number.

Many credit drivers are stable; agencies are being vigilant about several macroeconomic factors that might destabilize borrowers' ability to keep servicing their auto loan debt. One is student loan debt.

MBS buying has become the near-term focus but a 2026 offering is still possible, Federal Housing Finance Agency official Bill Pulte told Fox Business.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., moved to consider the housing package next week, but it's not clear what version of the bill senators will be voting on as the House, Senate and White House are still negotiating priorities.

For the first time since early September 2022, the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey has the 30-year below 6%, but the 15-year gained this week.

First liens and junior liens account for 197 and 1,755 of the pool, respectively, DBRS said. They have unpaid balances of $30.5 million and $217 million, with FICO scores of 747 and 740 on a WA basis.

The Loan Store originated the largest portion of mortgages in the pool, 10.3%, according to Fitch, while an array of other lenders accounted for the rest.

After a long price correction in the art market, Bank of America is expanding its advisory services for collectors — and it's not alone.

Total consumer debt in the United States hit $18.2 trillion by the end of last year, with $12.8 trillion attributed to first mortgages, according to Equifax.