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First social bond will serve rural borrowers who mostly earn under $50,000 in net income per year.

KBRA says the Southern subprime used-vehicle retailer’s experience brings credibility to the space

The drop in CLO issuance from Q1 volume raised no alarms, coming off last year’s record $187 million issuance, and experts see strong production for 2022.

Gross charge-offs on the underlying card accounts were 2.48%, through the twelve-month (TTM) period, a notable drop from 4.43% in the same period a year earlier.

Higher mortgage rates are adding to pressure on would-be buyers in a market where purchase prices are still skyrocketing two years into the pandemic housing boom.

An overly aggressive path of hikes to combat the spiraling cost of living may backfire. Bringing inflation down to 2% could push unemployment to nearly 10%.

The loans in the pool, all of which are fixed-rate and first lien, have an average balance of $426,504, and the top five loan balances account for 3.4% of the pool.

Proceeds from the deal will purchase the loan assets and fund the reserve account.

Almost all of the underlying loans had been pooled in Ginnie Mae MBS deals, but the loans had been repurchased after they became seriously delinquent.

The March CPI reading represents what many economists expect to be the peak of the current inflationary period, the impact of soaring food and energy prices.