Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others warn of catastrophic economic consequences if the government fails to raise or suspend the debt ceiling before the middle of October.

A handful of commercial banks are quietly making a name for themselves in non-agency warehouse finance. Among them: Axos Bank, Silvergate and Western Alliance...

Nonbanks are starting to ease up on their credit requests, which portends a lending slowdown is in the works. Meanwhile, the warehouse club has two new entrants, in the form of Signature Bank and Fifth Third. (Includes data chart.)