Commercial banking

Los Angeles dispute resolution platform Ejudicate was banned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for forcing borrowers into arbitration with an affiliated creditor.

The collateral pool is the largest in a year from the securitization program, whose yields are expected to range from 4.75% to 5.35%.

Carol Laufer is senior vice president and the head of liability in North America at Allianz Commercial. Based in New York, Laufer brings more than 30 years of insurance industry experience to the Allianz Liability team. 

Tim Hilligoss is a partner at Wipfli who helps closely held business owners tackle the top financial, tax and operational issues impacting their bottom line. His experience includes entity and organizational structure, U.S. tax planning and compliance, and transactional services with a focus on tax efficient deal structuring, buy-sell side due diligence, Quality of Earnings studies and reorganizations.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through October 10, 2024

Underwriting league tables of asset-backed securities through October 10, 2024

Global CDO, consultant, speaker and author Janet M. Stovall helps business dismantle systemic inequity to leverage the power of diversity.  Global Head of DEI at NeuroLeadership Institute, and founder of DEI consultancy, Pragmatic Diversity, Janet specializes in shaping and implementing realistic DEI visions and strategies that drive change and build culture. Collectively, her three TED talks challenging business to get serious about inclusion have nearly 3 million views, and she is co-author of Amazon bestseller, The Conscious Communicator: The Fine Art of Not Saying Stupid Sh*t. 

Atlas SP Partners — the structured finance business that's key to Apollo Chief Executive Officer Marc Rowan's plan to become a lending machine — has struggled under its new owner since last year's acquisition.

All the notes, which are fixed rate, have an Aug. 18, 2031 final maturity date, DBRS said. The transaction will repay investors sequentially.

The agency is disclosing the percentage of unpaid principal balance held by borrowers in rural areas as classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The company, which helped consumers strategize their credit card payments and pivoted to a B2B model earlier this year, has sold its intellectual property two months after it folded.

Jonathan Traub is managing principal and tax policy group leader in Deloitte Tax LLP's Washington National Tax Office. He was previously staff director for the House Ways and Means Committee, where he was responsible for developing legislative policies and strategy on issues in the committee's jurisdiction, including taxes, health care and trade.

Ben Callaghan is the chief experience officer at digital healthcare solution Empara.

Europe's top finance ministers are questioning the U.S.'s commitment to the global capital standards. The mistrust could have consequences for international regulatory efforts.

The class A and B notes will receive cash distributions to reduce the interest payment amount and any interest carryforward. Principal payments will follow interest payments.

Home prices are one driver. Other factors also have been exerting upward pressure on housing expenses that differ by region and lift the overall average.

Guy Gage III, LPC, is the co-owner of PartnersCoach Inc., a coaching and consulting firm working exclusively with CPA firms. He equips managers and partners to lead change initiatives and improve employee engagement in their firm. Holding a license in counseling (WV-LPC), he uses his experience in human and organizational behavior to coach firm leaders to break through resistance and create motivational environments. He has consulted with and coached CPA professionals for over 25 years in the U.S. and Europe, emphasizing firm growth and career fulfillment. In addition, he worked in a four-office CPA firm for almost eight years, giving him an inside look at the challenges firm leaders face. Reach him at (304) 677.0296 or Guy@PartnersCoach.com.

A unique convergence of several macroeconomic events with persistent financing demand from underserved borrowers and housing investors keeps changing the marketplace.

Haleigh Tebben is chief commercial officer at Kindbody, a national fertility clinic and family-building benefits provider for employers. Haleigh leads Kindbody's sales, enterprise operations, and client management teams. She has 25 years of experience in healthcare, insurance, and consulting. 

Quantitative tightening has helped to keep mortgage rates elevated, but new concerns over how it impacts market liquidity could lead the Fed to end the program.