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Financial companies are leading a rush to lock in still-attractive borrowing costs before the Federal Reserve hikes interest rates, potentially adding to volatility and market uncertainty.

The restoration and reconstruction services industry is expected to grow steadily at about 4% annually over the next several years, partly due to extreme weather events.

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. equities traders posted a decline in the fourth quarter, adding to evidence that the frenzied activity touched off by the pandemic is cooling, even as the bank ratcheted up payouts for employees.

One potentially positive aspect of the transaction is that Foursight is a wholly owned subsidiary of Jefferies, a well-capitalized parent.

Labor and supply-chain issues, coupled with rising inflation and higher interest rates, but not the omicron surge, are shaping a slightly more negative view.

Office buildings are increasingly going delinquent on their mortgages, and yet bond buyers can’t seem to get enough of the properties.

The SEC claims Morningstar put investors at a risk when rating $30 billion in CMBS deals from 2015-2016. Morningstar defends its integrity and independence.

Sodaski, who previously worked at Credit Suisse for more than 20 years, will lead MUFG’s investment-grade sales strategy across the U.S.

Initial overcollateralization is 15%, with a build up to a target equal to the minimum of 21.5% of the current pool balance, and 16.5% of the initial pool balance.

U.S. Treasuries gained, bouncing back from an initial wave of selling after consumer-price inflation accelerated at the fastest annual pace in four decades in December.

LPPT 2022-ST1 has a gross excess spread, of about 18.2%, based on an average contract rate of 21.7%, minus 1% servicing fee, and an assumed WA coupon of 2.5%.

Commercial mortgage bond sales are heating up again, signaling another strong year ahead after issuance of the securities hit a post-crisis record in 2021.

Potters, who has headed CMBS businesses at SocGen and Merrill Lynch, will focus on digital and automated commercial real estate loan securitizations.

The main risk to the repayment of notes is that Hertz will not be able to recoup enough funds, through used vehicle sales, to fund the payments to bondholders.

The bond selloff that pushed 10-year Treasury yields to their highest in two years may not lead to a full-on taper tantrum, according to one of the biggest Treasury options market makers.

The rapid wage growth underscored the case for a more aggressive tightening by the Fed and capped a punishing week in the bond market.

Neighborly Issuer’s transaction structure incorporates several features to benefit the notes should payments fall below established debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) thresholds.

The municipal market has a history of outperforming during periods when the Fed hikes rates, because as yields rise, the tax-free interest that munis pay makes them more attractive.

While the mix of vehicle types in GMF originations is shifting, Chevrolet remains the top vehicle make in the 2022-1 deal, comprising about 57.5% of the pool.

Boulmetis will deliver MUFG’s capital markets capabilities to investment-grade debt issuers, and lead coverage of its roster of financial institutions clients.