It's the first time the refinance student lender used this feature to lock in current funding costs, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Lawmakers have had to extend the program eight times since October 2017, as Congress has been unable to pass broader reforms.

Loans with terms of more than five years represent around 65% of the pool of collateral, down from 67% and 68% for the two prior transaction - but still higher than exposure in 2017 and 2016 transactions.

Proceeds from issuance of $298 million of new notes backed by wireless towers will be used to repay debt issued from the trust in 2013, pay down a line of credit, and fund up to $45 million of additional towers.

A motion to limit debate on the nominee to run the consumer bureau passed along strictly party lines, setting the stage for her to be confirmed as early as next week.

Volatility in the stock market caused the growth in the top 5% of average home sale prices to slow more than the rest of the market, according to Redfin.

The amount of debt owed by businesses and the valuations of corporations are elevated, creating a growing source of concern, the Federal Reserve said Wednesday.

The $175 million deal is backed by loans with an average balance of $2,365; fewer of them are "renewal loans" to existing borrowers who qualify to borrow more because of previous on-time payments.

The bonds will be collateralized by payments from 15 royalty streams on 14 patent-protected drugs and technologies and will rank pari passu with securities issued from the same master trust in 2017.

A $55 million whole loan for the Dream Inn hotel in Santa Cruz, Calif., is the largest of 44 loans backing the $891.8 million transaction, called BBCMS Mortgage Trust 2018-C2.

The Federal Housing Administration's risk-sharing program with the Federal Financing Bank began as a temporary fix, but the agency is exploring how to make it more permanent.

The sustained rise in home values will boost Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac's loan limits for 2019, marking the second consecutive year in which it increased by nearly 7%.