Consumer lending

Following the end of a long moratorium for federal student loan borrowers, monthly payments are expected to total $18 billion. Much of that money will come from checking and savings accounts, which will put more pressure on banks' deposit bases.

The notes have the same final scheduled repayment date of Oct. 22, 2035, an initial credit enhancement that ranges from 43.85% on the class A notes to 13.15% on the class E notes.

Notes will repay investors on a sequential basis, S&P said. One of S&P's rationales for assigning its ratings is the available credit support, including excess spread of 49.0%, 44.7%, 37.3% and 31.5% on classes A, B, C and D notes.

The deal is the eleventh this year for Pagaya AI Debt Selection Trust, and is slated to close by September 29.

Purchases of new single-family homes fell 8.7% to a 675,000 annualized pace following an upward revision to July's figures, government data showed Tuesday, marking the largest drop in nearly a year.

Backed by revenue from point-of-sale unsecured consumer loans, the upsized deal also features expandable notes.

Pagaya's artificial-intelligence model utilizes more data points in assessing whether a consumer is creditworthy than the handful typically used by traditional auto lenders, so it can find more consumers who would have previously been denied a loan.

Banking and credit union regulators encouraged compassionate treatment of customers in Hawaii communities hit by wildfires. They also vowed to grant expedited approvals of temporary banking facilities, be flexible in compliance matters and provide other support to financial institutions.

The current pool does contain personal loan renewals, and they remain in the pool as eligible collateral during a three-year revolving period.

Much of the industry is slimming down, with some banks calling it quits on riskier sectors and selling loans they no longer want. The trend is particularly prominent at regional banks that are preparing to comply with new capital rules.

The San Francisco company's student loan business suffered from the moratorium on federal borrowers' loans. But executives see a rebound ahead despite high interest rates dampening appetite for refinancing.

But mortgage numbers remain historically very low and fall short of pre-pandemic levels, according to VantageScore's latest monthly report.

CPS provides auto loans to U.S. consumers who have situational credit problems, but display an ability to pay their obligations, according to the company.

Rising balances and annual percentage rates alongside lower FICO scores mark used vehicle loan pool.

The Mortgage Bankers Association attributes this to muted demand for home purchases and companies trimming their operations.

High interest rates could dampen demand for refinancing, which took a hit during the pandemic-era pause in federal student loan payments. "Curb your enthusiasm," one analyst said.

After a Supreme Court ruling, forgiveness for education debt looks unlikely but some of those exiting forbearance for it get a year-long break on credit and fees that could be helpful.

DriveTime's latest has initial hard credit enhancement that ranges from 55.70% for the class A notes to 15.40% for the class E notes, and the company just bumped up its warehouse commitment.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, challenged the idea that credit card late fees serve as a deterrent to delinquency, instead saying issuers told her office that some of them earn tens of millions of dollars collecting late fees.

Rising interest rates on loans, greater borrowing and higher fees on deposit accounts all contributed to the increase. "Altogether, this paints a picture of debt that could really start to strain the checkbooks of American families," said Meghan Greene, a researcher at the nonprofit organization that authored the report.