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Dennis Li, FSA, is an actuary and life insurance partnership leader with expertise spanning the life insurance value chain, including actuarial, product development, technology, and distribution. Contact him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisxli/.

The French bank foresees CLO growth in U.S. and Europe but cautions wariness around the current administration's potential impacts to inflation and the economy.

HUD denied claims that 40% of the administration's workforce will be cut.

The confabs are a sign that Republicans are getting serious about negotiating the contours of a tax deal, even as the House and Senate are pursuing separate strategies.

Murray L. Harber is a human performance and employer health professional with over 30 years of experience. He is an entrepreneur, speaker, and writer passionate about improving health and well-being for individuals and within employers. He is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Business Group on Health. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he was awarded the Ben A. Plotnicki Award for dedication in the field.

Underwriting league tables of asset-backed securities through February 20, 2025

Lakesha Williams is a wealth strategist, financial literacy advocate and chief empowerment officer at financial education platform Dear Lakesha.

Equipped with an MBA and more than 20 years of experience in the banking industry and specializing in wealth management, she is on a mission to empower and educate women seeking financial freedom and security.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through February 20, 2025

Small-balance commercial mortgages, SBA 504 and investor loans, all first-lien, make up the collateral pool.

The FDIC withdrew its amicus brief supporting Colorado's opt-out law on interest rate exportation, highlighting the agency's more fintech-friendly regulatory approach under acting Chair Travis Hill.

Interest-only loans, popular pre-2008, have revamped requirements and can be an option for borrowers looking for short-term lower payments, stakeholders say.

The current pool has smaller exposures to the construction and turf sectors compared to the 2024-2 series, which have seen higher loss rates than the agriculture sector.

Mike Manalac is a CPA with experience at small, Top 20 and Big Four accounting firms and industry-leading Fortune 500 companies. He is currently an accounting manager at Google, as well as the author and illustrator of the No Flux Given playbook. He also pioneered the introduction of the virtual whiteboard to the accounting world. Reach him at www.mikefromaccounting.com.

Indraneel Chakraborty is a professor in the finance department at Miami Herbert Business School. He has worked for Citadel Investments and Citigroup Global Markets fixed-income divisions.

Lenders and developers are now working their contacts in Washington to try to protect Ginnie Mae.

Elaine Aisyah is the founder and owner of Era Advisory.

She is a CFP and IFP practitioner specializing in Islamic finance, with an emphasis on estate planning. She provides holistic financial solutions to a diverse clientele, spanning from professional, retail and corporate to celebrities. She is based in Malaysia.

Edward Patton works with business owners and managers to improve financial performance and increase the value of their companies by helping them better understand historical and anticipated results and the economic implications of their decisions. Reach him at www.pattontrender.com/.

Loan modifications and expenses have reduced available interest and net weighted average coupon (WAC) rates in the deal.

The Department of Veterans Affairs ended a break for borrowers put at a disadvantage by a discontinuation of pandemic aid as they transitioned to a new program.