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Housing Starts Drop in August
The Wall Street Journal reported that housing starts fell to 1.307 million in August, down from 1.429 million in July, and lower than economist expectations of 1.37…
Miran Confirmed to the Federal Reserve Board
On September 15, Stephen Miran was confirmed by the Senate (48-47) to the Federal Reserve Board. Miran will complete the remainder of former Federal Reserve…
Bond Market Dynamics Help Push Mortgage Rates Down
While Federal Reserve interest rate changes can impact the residential mortgage market, the Wall Street Journal wrote that the complex relationship between mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and Treasurys…
Fed Lowers Interest Rate
On September 17, the Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds target rate target to the 4 – 4.25 percent range. In the press release, the…
Structured Finance Association Releases Policy Position Paper on Proposed Amendments to the European Securitization Framework
WASHINGTON, September 15, 2025 – The Structured Finance Association (SFA), a leading trade association representing the structured finance and securitization industry, today released a policy position…
Inflation Rose in August
The BLS released the CPI report for August, which disclosed that inflation increased by 0.4 percent for the month of August, resulting in an annual inflation rate…
Payrolls Revised Down 911,000 Jobs
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revised down by 911,000 the number of jobs created from March 2024 through March 2025. According to Reuters, economists had expected revisions to…
Pension Funds Slow Pace of Private Credit Investments
According to a study conducted by the Financial Times, major pensions funds have begun to allocate less capital to private credit investments. Pensions are a major source…