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  • Methodology guidelines finalised

    Scope Ratings has finalised its methodology guidelines for rating and monitoring structured finance...

    News Round-up    31 July 2014
  • Experts endorse settlement

    Independent experts consulted by RMBS trustees on the adequacy of JPMorgan's proposed settlement hav...

    News    29 July 2014
  • ABX severities to remain high

    Losses on the subprime RMBS pools backing the Markit ABX indices will not decline materially over th...

    News Round-up    29 July 2014
  • Servicer transfer practices examined

    A recent Moody's analysis shows that although the servicing transfer practices of Ocwen and Nationst...

    News Round-up    29 July 2014
  • Court may boost super senior payments

    A pending court case could see the super senior certificate holders in MASTR Adjustable Rate Mortgag...

    News Round-up    29 July 2014
  • Settlement revisions 'RMBS positive'

    Revised settlement terms under Ambac Assurance Corp's rehabilitation plan are positive for the insur...

    News Round-up    29 July 2014
  • Aussie RMBS to withstand rate rise

    Moody's says that existing Australian RMBS are well placed to withstand a rise in interest rates by...

    News Round-up    29 July 2014
  • European alternative

    Stefan Bund, group md and head of asset-based finance at Scope Ratings, answers SCI's questions

    Q: How and when did Scope Ratings become involved in the securitisation market? A: Scope Ratings...

    Provider Profile    29 July 2014
  • Buying opportunity for LUSI bonds

    Senior Lusitano RMBS bonds have cheapened by 0.5-2.5 points since Espirito Santo International faile...

    News    28 July 2014
  • Portuguese sovereign ceiling raised

    Moody's has raised the maximum achievable rating for Portuguese structured finance transactions to A...

    News Round-up    28 July 2014
  • Risky sharing?

    GSE deals may underpay for risks involved

    Fannie Mae printed its US$2.05bn CAS Series 2014-C03 deal earlier this month, with structural innova...

    News Analysis    28 July 2014
  • Misrepresentation charge settled

    The US SEC has charged three Morgan Stanley entities with misleading investors in a pair of RMBS tha...

    Job Swaps    25 July 2014
  • Credit enhancement to support NC RMBS

    The UK non-conforming RMBS sector has benefitted greatly from the low interest rate environment. The...

    News    25 July 2014
  • Spanish NPL risks examined

    Appetite for transactions backed by restructured or re-performing loans is increasing in the Spanish...

    News Round-up    24 July 2014
  • Foreign obligor performance analysed

    A divergence in performance of Spanish RMBS loans between foreign borrowers and Spanish borrowers is...

    News Round-up    24 July 2014
  • Dealers dominate market share

    Greenwich Associates reports that four global banks - Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, Citi a...

    Job Swaps    23 July 2014