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Most participants in a monthly Wolters Kluwer survey no longer think the next short-term rate reduction will be in March.

Underwriting league tables of asset-backed securities through February 06, 2025

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through February 06, 2025

Among the deal's main credit strengths is that the real estate assets are protected by robust physical security, and 83.5% of the tenants have investment-grade credit ratings.

Russell Vought, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new acting director, ordered staff to stop all work and closed the agency's headquarters for a week.

Marc Rosenberg is a nationally known consultant, author and speaker on CPA firm management, strategy and partner issues. Managing partner of the Chicago-based consulting firm, Rosenberg Associates, he is founder of the authoritative annual survey of midsized CPA firm performance statistics, The Rosenberg Survey. He has consulted with more than 1,000 firms throughout his decades-long consulting career. He is best known as the author of his acclaimed Practice Management series — a compilation of knowledge and experience amassed throughout his consulting career on key topics pertinent to CPA practice management. Rosenberg is a graduate of the University of Illinois.

Sarah Acton is the chief customer officer at BILL. She brings more than 30 years of experience in marketing, sales and brand-building work in both consumer and business markets. Prior to BILL, she led both marketing and sales at Athos, a wearables company in the athletic performance space. She was also responsible for global brand oversight during pivotal periods of growth at LinkedIn and consumer marketing leadership at Yahoo!. She was also the owner of a small retail business, and holds an MBA from Northwestern University – Kellogg School of Management and a B.S. in Marketing from Tulane University.

Barry Ubsdell is the head of sales for Root.

For conservative and risk-averse insurers, the vehicles are a relatively cheap and safe way to take part in the private credit boom that's financing mostly unlisted and leveraged companies.

Banks are expecting increased M&A activity across the financial sector, but are concerned about acquisition by credit unions and tech integration challenges.

Ryan Stokes is Vice President, Business Development, Claims TPA & Solutions at Xceedance, a global leader in consulting, technology, operations support, and data solutions for the insurance sector. He focuses on growing the TPA/claims solutions with new partners and exploring new markets. Stokes has extensive knowledge and expertise in the property and casualty insurance industry, specifically in claims management, valuation and loss adjustment services.

David Trapp is CEO of ArmorPoint and its parent company Trapp Technology, both of which he founded in 2007 and 2018, respectively. He has almost two decades of experience in cybersecurity and IT services. 

While mortgage employment is lower year-over-year, the mixed bag of data makes it more likely that borrowing rates will remain higher for longer.

The deal will sell two series of notes from a new master trust, secured by revenues from three data centers in Phoenix and Toronto.

The U.S. currency has surged sharply against its major peers since Trump's election on speculation that his tax-cut and tariff plans would fan inflation pressures.

All the class A notes benefit from total initial hard credit enhancement totaling 21.0% of the pool balance. Classes B, C and D benefit from 17.0%, 11.5% and 6.5%, respectively.

Gregg Golson CPCU, ACS, AIC, AIM, AINS, AIS, API, CSM is a speaker, consultant, and strategy coach. He has 25+ years in claims leadership, marketing, and strategic planning in the insurance industry. At J.S. Held, he helped create over 1,700 sessions for 135,000+ attendees while leading verbal thought leadership. Gregg has handled over 12,000 claims, been on 39 tours of catastrophe duty, and handled over 275 large losses in 13 states. He is a frequent speaker at national events on soft skills, resilience, and adaptability. He is currently the Lead Strategist at UP2Now LLC.

Nic Johnson is the founder of ListWise.

Previously he spent 17 years at PIMCO, where he managed over $30 billion in commodity and real estate portfolios. He is the coauthor of "Intelligent Commodity Indexing," published by McGraw-Hill. Prior to entering financial services, he was a research fellow at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he researched new methods for autonomous navigation for future Mars missions.

Lei Zhang is the founder and has served as the chief executive officer and chairman of the board of Cheche Group (NASDAQ: CCG). Before that, he served as chief executive officer of CloudPower Technology Co., Ltd. from 2010 to 2014. He was a senior manager in the global technology service department at Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. from 2001 to 2006. Zhang received a bachelor's degree in computer science and technology from Wuhan University of Technology in 2001.

The 30-year fixed rate mortgage continues to slip away from the 7% mark, Freddie Mac said, but experts still expect them to stay higher for longer.