The acquisition, which was originally expected to close at the end of last year, ultimately took more than 18 months to receive regulatory approval. It is now expected to close on Dec. 1.

The Federal Reserve's semiannual financial stability report said the threat of continued high prices and the Fed's response to them are top threats for banks and other market participants.

The CLO is preparing to raise $494.5 million from the capital markets, with a reinvestment period of 2.9 years, and a a weighted average (WA) recovery assumption of 77.03%.

The company's volume fell behind its wholesale-focused chief competitor's in the third quarter but management foresees potential weakness in the broker channel.

Should Libor become unavailable most CLO loans are already written to fall back to the prime rate. Managers will have to monitor their CLOs' legacy Libor loans.

Executives from PNC, Regions and M&T are expressing confidence that their loan books can withstand a recession. "We don't see crisis-type things in front of us right now," said PNC Chief Financial Officer Robert Reilly.

The percentage of extended-term loans, 80.9%, is near the higher end in recent historical deals, but higher FICO scores are also a bigger portion of the pool.

The firms trimming payroll include lenders, a mortgage insurance giant, an iBuyer and an online notarization software provider.

The increases may simply reflect better detection and reporting, but banks continue to facilitate large ransom payments to sanctioned individuals.

Pagaya Structured Products had begun acquiring loans underwritten to tighter underwriting standards—especially among higher-risk borrower segments—in fall 2021.

That amount of consolidation would be a leap from the previous three-decade high of 33 in 2018, according to Stratmor.

Legal experts are gaming out the various options for the CFPB after a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit ruled on Oct. 19 that the bureau's funding is unconstitutional.