Fitch held on to the top ranking in ABS ratings through the first nine months of 2025. Kroll stretched its lead in RMBS ratings.

The non-agency mortgage-backed security market in 2026 is expected to grow with predictions of record issuance volumes.

The $216.0 million securitization is backed by energy-as-a-service contracts. The ABS is supported by 1,445 leases to customers primarily from the health care, industrial and consumer staples industries.

The federal banking regulators opposed Colorado’s attempt to enact a law that would allow the state to make out-of-state banks subject to its interest rate caps when lending to Colorado borrowers.

Freddie sets an end date for investors to exchange legacy securities for those created as part of the single security initiative.

Joe Gormley, Ginnie Mae’s recently confirmed president, informed investors about the agency’s ongoing shift to a system that allows for loan-level transfers of mortgage servicing rights, and its efforts to improve cybersecurity and explore artificial intelligence applications.

Originations of home equity lines of credit and closed-end second liens continued to increase during the third quarter of 2025 but at a slower pace than in the previous quarter.

First-lien originations declined from the second quarter to the third, but the top five lenders boosted their share of production.

Members of the CFPB’s Consumer Advisory Board cautioned against the bureau’s shift in fair lending priorities, including the elimination of disparate impact to prove discrimination.

The rising cost of credit reports has driven more lenders to seek savings through alternative reporting agencies, or by offsetting costs in other areas, said Lenders One President Justin Demola.