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On July 2008 a new draft of the Russian securitization law was produced.
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When the G7 financial ministers met in Washington earlier this month, they agreed on a series of five essential steps to stabilize financial markets, restore the flow of credit and support economic growth.
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December will be the 20th anniversary of the "fonds commun de créances," the French benchmark for European securitization vehicles.
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Effective July 1, the U.S. Department of Education began offering to purchase newly originated loans made under the Federal Family Education Loan Program and participation interests in pools of these loans under two new programs, the Loan Purchase Commitment Program and the Loan Participation Program.
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The European Commission recently published a consultation paper containing a number of proposed changes to the Capital Requirements Directive, some of which are intended to address perceived failings in the structured finance markets.
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When Henry Paulson rose to lead off the series of statements that were part of the announcement of the launching of the U.S. covered bond market on July 28, many observers will have been wondering quite what all this was about.
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Since the end of 2006, as chinks in subprime mortgage collateral have turned into gaping canyons, the structured finance market has undergone a reassessment that has fundamentally altered the risk/reward analysis of securitized products. -
The U.S. residential mortgage industry continues to face significant challenges, particularly in light of the severe downturn in the subprime mortgage sector.
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The Markit ABX index, or the Markit ABX.HE index, has moved from being an arcane index tracking a set of U.S. home equity market derivatives to a widely watched barometer of the asset-backed securities markets.
