Consumer lending

The student loan giant fell far short of Wall Street's expectations, but its leaders say President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is likely to bring it billions of dollars in new business.

Historically high interest rates and falling late-payment rates suggest that credit card issuers are tightening their underwriting standards amid economic uncertainty.

With a shifting pool mix, concentration limits and other restrictions applied to the new assets, Fitch gives the overall deal a 15.2% base case default expectation.

A cumulative net loss trigger and a material modified loan ratio trigger will direct all available funds to the note principal payment if they are breached.

DBRS noted that about 90.5% of the 4,011 loans receive payment through Automated Clearing House, which boosts payment capture rates and minimizes cash handling.

The dental and medical spa industries accounted for 60.1% and 26.0% of the deal's balance.

Agora started out by providing independent and franchise dealerships with an online platform to manage their retail installment sale contracts (RISCs).

While other European-based banks have retreated from the United States, Santander is doubling down by building out its nationwide digital-banking platform. "Unequivocally," said U.S. CEO Christiana Riley, "the opportunity … is so clear."

A federal judge has ordered FDATR, a now-defunct student loan debt relief provider, to pay $43 million in restitution and fees, bucking the trend of cases brought by the Biden administration-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau being dropped.

Southern Auto Finance uses a heavily automated origination process that puts applicants through several rounds of vetting, including income and employment verification.

A vast majority of borrowers have either graduated from one of MPOWER's eligible graduate degree programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) or business.

The capital structure includes amortization triggers based on cumulative net loss levels and material modified loan ratios.

The sponsor launches the deal after a period of increased originations in marine and recreational vehicle loans, will secure the notes.

Jeffries is preparing to sponsor $143.2 million in securitized bonds backed by unsecured consumer loans underwritten largely through income verification.

The regional bank is offloading a $1.9 billion student loan portfolio in order to focus on its relationships with existing customers, said CEO Bruce Van Saun.

There is also a full-turbo feature that will kick in after a two-year revolving period.

Almost all the collateral was extended to borrowers attending four-year schools, and the same percentage was made to borrowers attending not-for-profit schools.

Unlike estimated excess spread, which increased to 13.2%, from 12.8% on the EART 2024-4 transaction, several other forms of credit enhancement levels dropped.

The Trump administration wants the Small Business Administration to shrink its workforce by 43%. At the same time, the agency is being asked to start managing the federal government's student loan portfolio.

FHF sources almost all its loans—most recently 96% in 2024—from franchise dealers.