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Euro ABS/MBS picks up positively
Activity in the European ABS/MBS secondary market is finally beginning to pick up with a slightly po...
SCIWire 7 January 2015 -
NCUA files Wells Fargo suit
The NCUA has filed suit in federal court against Wells Fargo, alleging the bank violated state and f...
Job Swaps 24 December 2014 -
Hiring logjam?
Waiting game leaves recruitment on hold
Recruitment in the structured finance space remains somewhat stagnant. While market players await re...
News Analysis 24 December 2014 -
US RMBS looks for a spark
The US non-agency RMBS market is quiet today, but could still spark back into life despite year-end...
SCIWire 23 December 2014 -
Agency updates Japan RMBS methodology
S&P has updated its methodology and assumptions for rating Japanese RMBS transactions. The a...
News Round-up 23 December 2014 -
Ocwen settles NY charges
Ocwen Financial has reached a settlement with the NYDFS to address its violations of a consent order...
News 23 December 2014 -
Texas house prices surge
Texas has surpassed California and now has the most overvalued housing market in the US, says Fitch....
News Round-up 22 December 2014 -
RMBS lowered on sovereign downgrade
S&P has lowered its credit ratings on 84 tranches in 47 Italian RMBS transactions. This foll...
News Round-up 22 December 2014 -
GSE vet joins Redwood
Redwood Trust has added Karen Pallotta to its board of directors. She was at Fannie Mae for more tha...
Job Swaps 22 December 2014 -
Portfolio repurchase 'credit positive'
Moody's believes that Catalunya Banc's repurchase of problematic Spanish mortgage loan portfolios fr...
News Round-up 19 December 2014 -
US RMBS eases off
The US non-agency RMBS market remains busy by December standards, but even here there is sense of a...
SCIWire 18 December 2014 -
Further STACR risk transferred
Freddie Mac has obtained a number of insurance policies under its Agency Credit Insurance Structure...
News Round-up 18 December 2014 -
Trustees targeted in NCUA suit
The NCUA has filed suit in federal court against US Bank and Bank of America, alleging the banks vio...
News Round-up 18 December 2014 -
Borrower attributes drive loss variability
Freddie Mac's recently disclosed loan-level loss data reveal that loss severities on liquidated Fred...
News Round-up 18 December 2014 -
Euro ABS/MBS close to shut down for the year
The European ABS/MBS secondary market has all but shut down for year-end as from today. "This look...
SCIWire 18 December 2014 -
ESAIL restructuring inked
Fitch has withdrawn its ratings on Eurosail-UK 2007-4BL's class A3a, A3c and B1a notes and assigned...
News Round-up 17 December 2014