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Key points of contention include the investor sanctions regime and the definition of 'resilience'
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Goldman Sachs may escape criminal prosecution related to its sales of mortgage-backed securities because such a lawsuit against an institution of its size could pose a threat to the U.S. financial system, according to Brad Hintz, an analyst at Sanford Bernstein.
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Paragon Mortgages, the U.K. buy-to-let lender, says it expects to return to the securitization market before the end of the year as the sector continues to improve and investor interest is on the rise.
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Fannie Mae saw its issuance of guaranteed mortgage-backed securities decline 36% in April from $54 billion to $34.5 billion, the lowest level since January 2009.
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Standard & Poor’s reports that the delinquency rate of loans from state housing finance agencies hit a record high of 7.5% at the end of 2010.
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Avalon IV Capital is said to be planning a $500 million collateralized loan obligation.
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Nomura Holdings is said to be raising a $500 million collateralized loan obligation, which will be managed by Invesco.
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Fannie Mae has expanded the imminent-default standard used under the Department of Treasury’s Home Affordable Modification Program to include non-HAMP modification evaluations for borrowers who are either current or in default but fewer than 60 days delinquent.
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Michel Barnier, the European Union’s commissioner for internal markets, denied media reports that banks would be allowed to count more of the capital in their insurance units to meet requirements adopted by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision under a draft law under consideration.
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The Bank of England may be reduced to merely enforcing European Union regulations, according to top banking officials.