Securities and investment banking firm Jefferies, New York, has appointed a managing director and global head of collateralized loan obligation and collateralized debt obligation trading within its mortgage- and asset-backed securities group who will work out of the company's London office. Sharif Anbar-Colas, previously managing director and head of European ABS and global CLO trading at Cohen & Co., will be taking the post at Jefferies. The growing Jefferies MBS/ABS group said it now has about 85 sales, trading and origination professionals on staff in offices in New York, London, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
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Anthropic's head of banking told New York Banking Summit attendees that the future is agents that operate autonomously alongside employees.
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The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.
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Chair Travis Hill said SVB showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.
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The merger will bolster existing safeguards against AI threats, while providing a tool that should appeal to young homebuyers, leaders of the companies said.
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At a conference in New York, Joseph Otting reflected on the difficult hiring decisions he made early in his tenure heading Flagstar Bank, which just two years ago was on the verge of collapse.
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Economic uncertainty and higher rates in May contributed to the second decline in applications for new homes on an annual basis, reversing March gains
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