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Super prime borrowers, or those with credit scores above 781, and subprime borrowers with credit scores from 300 to 600, are the only two groups that have increased over the last three years. More troubling for the mortgage industry is that borrowers in the subprime group are taking out mortgages that are performing worse than pre-pandemic and worse than any other credit score group. Subprime mortgages taken out in Q4 2024, the most recent cohort, are more delinquent than those taken out in Q4 2018. In fact, the delinquency rate is 5.5% higher on those newer mortgages. Super prime mortgages…

14:00 February 02 2026 Share article Share As 2025 has come to a close, our Q4 Sustainable Finance market update reviews the year’s performance, looks at what’s ahead for 2026 and highlights developments in nature and finance. You’ll also find news on the latest market deals and details about an upcoming event you won’t want to miss. Market recap – 2025 Figure 1 – Global Sustainable Finance Issuance by Year. Source: Bloomberg/Westpac     Figure 2 – Australian Sustainable Finance Issuance by Year. Source: Bloomberg/Westpac   Global sustainable debt issuance reached USD 1,578bn in 2025 (Figure 1), representing an…

SANTA FE, N.M., May 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust (the “Trust”) (NASDAQ: TBLD) today announced a monthly distribution of $0.10417 per share on the Trust’s common shares, payable on May 20, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of May 11, 2026. The Trust’s monthly distribution is shown below: Amount Payable Date Ex-Dividend/Record Date Change from Previous Declaration $0.10417 May 20, 2026 May 11, 2026 No Change Distribution rates are not performance and are calculated by summing the Trust’s monthly distribution per share over four quarters and dividing by the net asset value or market price per…

Brokers are more clued up about the impact of geopolitical and economic events on the mortgage market and predicting how lenders might react, it was said at a conference. Speaking on a panel debate at Mortgage Solutions’ The Buy to Let Event, Emily Hollands, group head of distribution at OSB Group, said volatility seemed to be constant in the market, adding there were “very little periods of calm”.  She said the mortgage market had dealt with one crisis or another in the last few years, and lenders had got smarter about how products were priced.  “It’s more of a…

Part of the homepage of the new website for the Defense Department’s Personal Property Activity. (Personal Property Activity) The Department of Defense’s Personal Property Activity launched a new website on Friday that creates a “centralized digital hub” for personnel and industry partners in the process of moving. The website (www.ppa.mil) has step-by-step moving guidance and instructions, plus information on permanent change-of-station moves, shipping privately owned vehicles and other resources, according to a DOD news release about the launch. It also has a “centralized library of printable tools and guides,” the department said. The site is intended to supplement Military One…

Last updated on September 18, 2025 The First Sliver (Modern Horizons) – art by Svetlin Velinov Not if, but when: Magic’s Head Designer Mark Rosewater confirmed yesterday that Slivers are coming back to Magic. “Slivers returning are a when,” Rosewater wrote yesterday in his personal blog, “but I won’t predict how soon.” For those among you who don’t follow Rosewater’s blog, there’s two things that should be highlighted. On the one hand, of course he knows what the future MTG sets will bring. But, on the other, he’s not free to say too much about upcoming sets; so when he…

SOME CARD INFO MAY BE OUTDATED This page includes information about these cards, currently unavailable on NerdWallet. The information has been collected by NerdWallet and has not been provided or reviewed by the card issuer. EarnIn is a mobile app that offers cash advances up to $1,000 per pay period to users who link an external bank account and show consistent direct deposits, among other requirements. The advance is then automatically repaid in full on your next payday. In this review, I cover how the EarnIn app works, what it costs, who qualifies and how it compares to similar cash…

Quantum Mortgages has launched a new Business Development Academy aimed at developing internal talent and supporting staff progression into sales roles. The initiative, created by Harsha Dahyea, chief commercial officer at Quantum Mortgages, is designed to help employees in broker support roles transition into business development positions, with a focus on building the next generation of specialist business development managers (BDMs). As part of the launch, Sara Mietusiewicz (pictured, left) and Ebz Darko (pictured, right) have been promoted to hybrid business development executives. They will operate across multiple postcodes in England and Northern Ireland, combining regional coverage with a flexible,…

The first trading day of May ended with records across the tape — especially in the large-cap and small-cap indexes. Leadership still leans heavily toward tech and chips, but the list also includes retailers, industrials, steel, financials, and a handful of global ETFs. Here are today’s record closing highs: Indexes: Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC), S&P 500 (^GSPC), Nasdaq 100 (^NDX), Russell 2000 (^RUT), PHLX Semiconductor Index (^SOX), S&P SmallCap 600 (^SPCY) Dow Jones Sectors/Industries: Large-Cap Technology, Computer Hardware, Telecom Equipment, Consumer Services, General Retailers, Heavy Construction, Internet Services, Retailers, Steel, Technology Large-cap sector ETFs: Technology (XLK) Small-cap sector ETFs: Small-cap materials…

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