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Standalone structures in UK RMBS have been gaining ground, and could continue to rise in popularity, according to Standard & Poor’s.
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Banks with more than $50 billion in assets are bracing for regulations that would require them to write “living wills” in the event they would have to unwind in future financial crises.
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Fitch Ratings has finalized new criteria for estimating losses on U.S. prime mortgage pools for residential mortgage-backed securities transactions.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are expected to continue to play a role in a new mortgage-financing plan being developed by President Barack Obama’s administration.
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Morningstar is on track to release its first ratings on residential mortgage-backed securities in the fourth quarter, according to Brian Grow, managing director.
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Knight Capital is looking to grow its home equity conversion mortgage-backed securities business, part of a strategy to aggressively pursue market share in the sector.
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Allstate Insurance has filed suit against Goldman Sachs for selling it more than $100 million worth of residential mortgage-backed securities that Allstate claims the investment bank knew were junk.
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The latest version of Regulation AB II, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s massive asset backed securities reform, does not include a risk-retention requirement, since the agency considers Dodd-Frank rules adequate on skin-in-the-game concerns.
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The performance of loans in Spanish residential mortgage-backed securities showed a “moderate weakening trend” in the second quarter, according to Moody’s Investors Service.