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◆ EU regs plan sparks debate over treatment of secured borrowing ◆ Blistering corporate and FIG issuance but why are premiums rising in one market but not the other? ◆ UK Renters' Rights Act to impact UK buy-to-let RMBS market
New law expected to accelerate the dominance of professional landlords
Together added to the sterling market with a small ticket CRE CMBS
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Proposals by the President Barack Obama to boost the housing recovery could have a mixed impact on residential mortgage-backed securities, according to Fitch Ratings.
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The U.S. government reached a $25 billion settlement with the nation’s five largest mortgage loan servicers to provide relief to homeowners struggling with their mortgages, as well as payments to the federal and participating state governments.
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U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff of Manhattan has dismissed two lawsuits against Deutsche Bank over losses claimed from residential mortgage-backed securities it sold.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York today announced that it has sold $6.2 billion in legacy American International Group assets from its Maiden Lane II portfolio at auction to Goldman Sachs.
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A proposed law that would allow Irish borrowers unable to meet their loan obligations to enter into personal insolvency will result in up to one-quarter of all Irish mortgage debt to be written off and have a negative impact on Irish residential mortgage-backed securities, according to Moody’s Investors Service.
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Prepayments on mortgage-backed securities from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac slowed in December and January, according to Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.
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Fitch Ratings predicts that issuance of private-label residential mortgage-backed securities this year will be slim, despite renewed investor interest in legacy subprime debt.
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Dutch residential mortgage-backed securities withstood ongoing economic difficulties in the fourth quarter, according to Standard & Poor’s.
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The Federal Housing Administration is planning on tightening standards for approving lenders, a move that could drive up the prepayment risks for investors in securities back by Ginnie Mae loans, according to Barclays Capital analysts.