Economic & Analysis News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases research examining the credit characteristics and loss profiles of securitized home improvement (HI) loans by product type (promotional versus traditional) and provides an update on ABS issuance trends and credit performance. Home improvement ABS is a subsector of the burgeoning point-of-sale (POS) ABS sector. POS lenders finance retail purchases and services, typically when the individual interacts with the merchant. In the HI sector, merchants or contr...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases its prime RMBS default study, which analyzes over 455,000 loans representing $292.3 billion in original balance from nearly 640 prime transactions issued between 2010 and 2025. This report examines performance dynamics across key loan attributes—including vintage, combined loan-to-value (CLTV) ratio, credit score, occupancy, loan purpose, product type, and borrower reserves—and identifies how layered risk factors impact credit outcomes. Key Takeaways Pri...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Appriss Retail, the total loss solution provider for omnichannel retailers, today released The 2026 Total Retail Loss Benchmark Report, the first benchmark study to connect shrink, fraud, returns abuse, and operational leakage into one enterprise-wide view, totaling $796 billion lost to returns and shrink in 2025. The report studies returns and shrink from both the consumer’s and retailer’s perspectives by surveying more than 1,000 consumers and analyzing in-sto...

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Winter 2026 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast California Commercial Real Estate Survey released today reveals California’s commercial real estate market is entering 2026 with measured optimism, as expectations for new development turn cautiously positive. The findings signal an inflection point in the market after several quarters of sustained caution driven by rising construction costs and interest rate uncertainty. According to the latest survey results, m...

MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valley Bank releases findings from its second annual Middle-Market C&I Survey: Entering 2026 With Momentum....

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases its latest 12 Things in Credit report, highlighting timely credit market themes drawn from our weekly podcast, 3 Things in Credit, hosted by KBRA’s Chief Strategist, Van Hesser. Among the wide-ranging topics Van discusses in this issue are considerations related to massive hyperscaler debt issuance, differing views on the strength of retail sales, and the outlook for already high corporate margins. Each Friday, the podcast covers three Things impacting c...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ShipStation, a leading intelligent shipping and logistics platform, released its Ecommerce Delivery Benchmark Report 2026, developed in partnership with Retail Economics. The report surveyed more than 8,000 consumers and 400 retailers to understand the transformative role of AI in today’s ecommerce industry. Driven by changing consumer expectations and higher sales expectations in 2026, the research found that 90% of global retailers plan to increase their AI inv...

SANTA ANA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First American Data & Analytics, a leading national provider of property-centric information, risk management and valuation solutions and a division of First American Financial Corporation (NYSE: FAF), today released its January 2026 Home Price Index (HPI) report. The report tracks home price changes less than four weeks behind real time at the national, state and metropolitan (Core-Based Statistical Area) levels and includes metropolitan price tiers that...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--iHeartMedia, the leading audio company in America and the No. 1 podcast publisher globally according to Podtrac, today released its latest consumer study that takes a comprehensive look at one of the most dynamic and influential consumer groups in the country: Bicultural Latinos who identify as equally American and Hispanic. The study, “New American Consumer: Bicultural Latinos” developed in partnership with Collage Group, dispels outdated myths and finds that this de...

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NFSG's Ken Mahoney delivers live market commentary on Bloomberg Markets, discussing AI disruption and interest rates with a global audience....