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The insurance-linked market's rapid growth continues as natural catastrophes grow

Rod Branch is the CHRO at ARCXIS Builder Services.

A tariff-induced economic slowdown could dampen consumer debt payments.

The Senate Banking Committee passed a housing package that includes funding for manufactured and other kinds of housing, but also includes an appraisal provision that mortgage bankers oppose.

FICO scores and credit enhancement slip in BHG's largest deal to date

Rikard Bandebo is the Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Economist of VantageScore

Deepankar Mathur, is associate director of Searce, a tech consulting firm.

Mounting liabilities are raising the stakes for an economy that has come to rely more and more on high-end consumer spending to power expansion.

Shyamali Choudhury is Chief Commercial Officer at Pomelo Care, the national leader in evidence-based maternity care. 

Shyamali was one of Pomelo's first employees, joining the company to lead its commercial strategy and execution after a career in policy, global health, and mission-driven health tech.

Before joining Pomelo, Shyamali spent nearly six years on the Business Development team at Flatiron Health, where she led new business initiatives and forged key partnerships to advance the company's work reimagining cancer care.

Brookfield Asset Management and a private equity partner reached a friendly deal to take over First National Financial Corp., a mortgage company backed by Canadian billionaire Stephen Smith, for about C$2.9 billion ($2.1 billion).

As high interest rates make refinancing impossible for many homeowners, increasing numbers of them are turning to HELOCs and home equity loans for cash.

Mostly prime Canadian consumers bolster securitized assets.

Martin Kleinbard is the founder of Granular Fintech LLC, which advises fintech lenders and vendors on processes and strategies. He previously helped stand up new consumer credit products and teams at American Express and Bread Finance (acquired by Alliance Data Systems in 2020) before leading the CFPB's market research in fintech topics such as BNPL and solar financing.

CLO and ABS issuance continues apace as spreads remain tight

A judge ruled the Pennsylvania lender had to commit to its increased fair lending obligations for three more years, as it wouldn't harm the public interest.

Astrid Malval-Beharry is the Founder and President of StratMaven, a boutique strategy consulting and M&A advisory firm specializing in the intersection of P&C Insurance and Technology. With over 20 years of experience in growth strategy and M&A, she partners with insurance providers, solution vendors, and private equity firms to drive innovation and value creation in the InsurTech sector.

Suzanne M. Holl, CPA, is executive president of Loss Prevention Services with CAMICO. With more than 30 years of experience in accounting, she draws on her Big Four public accounting and private industry background to provide CAMICO's policyholders with information on a wide variety of loss prevention and accounting issues.

The agency has a proposed repeal in place, getting ready to be made public on July 28, which would rescind another Biden-era fair housing policy.

Numbers on use and performance point to potential for nonpublic insurers to take on a greater role but also suggest there are limits to it, Fitch Ratings found.