Contractor Finance Analysis•Business, Finance & EconomicsGoodLeap Closes $389 Million Home-Improvement Securitization. Contractors Should Watch the Money Behind the Sale.GoodLeap closed a $389.03 million asset-backed securitization backed by $434 million of home-improvement loans. The contractor lesson is how Wall Street capital helps keep financing available at the kitchen table.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Oct 7, 2026•8 min
Breaking Contractor Finance Analysis•Business, Finance & EconomicsThe Fed Raised Rates. Prime Is 7%. Big-Ticket Home-Service Financing Just Got Harder Again.The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark range to 3.75%-4.00%, major banks moved prime to 7%, and the 30-year mortgage rate reached 6.95%. For HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and other high-ticket home-service contractors, the immediate lesson is not to panic-discount: measure how borrowing costs are changing approvals, payment choices, close rates and margins.TradeVulcan Dispatch Editorial Desk•Sep 18, 2026•14 min