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Sam Manas

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Employer-Driven Debt RFI Prompts Diverse Responses

October 24, 2022
Sam Manas
The request for information drew responses from a handful of labor unions and employer trade groups from a variety of industries.
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Other News in Brief

October 24, 2022
Sam Manas
CSBS names new policy and supervision chief; CFPB studies student banking; bureau sues remittances firm; DOJ settles discrimination claims with bank; Regulation F MVNs are optional; bureau states clearly false data don’t belong on credit reports.
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Home-Equity Lenders Adjust With Home Prices Declining

October 21, 2022
Sam Manas
While homeowners have record amounts of tappable equity, home-equity lenders face some challenges, navigating both a decline in home prices and rising interest rates.
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This Year, CSBS Expects No LO Renewal Snafus

October 21, 2022
Sam Manas
The organization also increased the number of servers to 40 from just six last year...
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CLO Performance Expected to Hold Up in a Recession

October 20, 2022
Sam Manas
Stress testing suggests that broadly syndicated loan CLOs are resilient to collateral depreciation, according to Fitch. Though DBRS expects some reduction in credit quality increased defaults.
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CSBS Confident NMLS Renewals Will Be Smooth This Year

October 20, 2022
Sam Manas
CSBS hopes to avoid a repetition of NMLS license renewal issues that plagued mortgage loan originators last year.
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CFPB Loses Legal Battle (for Now) Over Its Funding

October 20, 2022
Sam Manas
Ian Katz, managing director of research firm Capital Alpha, believes the case likely will be appealed to the full Fifth Circuit.
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CFPB Reminds Borrowers of Their Right to Reconsideration

October 19, 2022
Sam Manas
Lenders that do not have a clear and consistent ROV process risk violating federal law...
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Consumer Loan ABS Performance Not a Leading Indicator

October 13, 2022
Sam Manas
High impairments and low cure rates in consumer loan ABS aren’t a sign of similar underperformance in other sectors, according to dv01.
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Hurricane Ian-Related Losses Estimated at $70 Billion

October 13, 2022
Sam Manas
CoreLogic estimates the uninsured flood loss from the storm is between $10 billion and $17 billion.
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