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Market-implied expectations for U.S. inflation for the next half-decade surged to the highest in 15 years amid the latest increase in commodity prices.

The Oportun Issuance Trust 2021-C is one of the first deals on the platform to be backed by secured personal loans.

Money managers are hiking bets on the great inflation trade of 2021, as the biggest risk to price stability in more than a decade rocks corporate boardrooms and Wall Street trading floors.

Borrowers on the underlying loans in PMT Loan Trust 2021-INV1 have a weighted average (WA) original credit score of 778, plus a WA debt-to-income ratio of 34.6%.

Velocity has seven classes of securities divided into 25 subclasses, including 15 that are entitled to principal and interest, seven to only interest, and one to any remaining excess cash.

Government and corporate bonds globally have already lost 4.4% this year, the biggest decline for any similar period since 2005, according to a Bloomberg index.

The current deal uses a capital structure virtually identical to the 2021-NMQ2, with three classes of senior notes with ratings ‘AAA’ to ‘A’, that will pay on a pro rata basis.

The transaction is a $340.0 million interest-only, floating-rate mortgage loan with an initial three-year loan term and two successive one-year extension options.

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to invest $3.4 billion in the U.S. through 2030 to establish a new company and build its first U.S. battery plant, becoming the latest global automaker to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles through a battery push.

Blowout results from the big U.S. banks may spur even more bond issuance from the financial sector, with borrowing costs still attractive even as some market rates rise. The bond deal comes as risk premiums in corporate debt remain low.

The size of the current deal stems mostly from the ‘AAA’ piece, which was $210 million, compared to $162 million in the last ABS. Earlier deals hovered around $250 million.

The bonanza from Wall Street operations is a source of relief for banks struggling to earn more from traditional lending operations, which have suffered from lukewarm demand and a prolonged period of low interest rates.

Collateralized loan obligations may have to wait until 2022, because the market is seeking price discovery -- but has little incentive to jump first.

Not even Dunkin' is immune to the labor shortage perplexing the restaurant sector, even though its business model relies heavily on drive-up locations and takeout dining.

Appraisals of troubled malls that were bundled into CMBS show property valuations going lower and lower. Capitalization rates are getting higher and higher.

FFELP, Stafford consolidation loans comprise the bulk of the collateral in the transaction.

Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 make up about 48% and 31% of the borrowers in the pool, respectively, while non-bankruptcy borrowers make up 21% of the pool.

Offsetting the weak job-creation number were an upward revision to August payrolls, a bigger-than-expected drop in unemployment and a faster pace of wage growth.

The entire pool is comprised of fixed-rate, fully amortizing mortgages, with an average balance of $901,373. They are also first-lien loans.

One issuer says inclusion of enhanced reporting is the first step toward putting the entire RMBS platform on the blockchain.