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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