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FHFA files against HSBC
The FHFA has filed a lawsuit in the New York Supreme Court against HSBC Finance Corporation and Deci...
Job Swaps 13 March 2013 -
ED adds central bank economist
The European DataWarehouse (ED) has appointed José Manuel González-Páramo...
Job Swaps 13 March 2013 -
UK non-conforming arrears plummet
S&P has published its 4Q12 UK RMBS index report, which shows that UK non-conforming mortgage...
News Round-up 12 March 2013 -
Italian ratings cap lowered
Fitch has downgraded 103 tranches - 69 RMBS, 15 ABS, 12 CMBS and seven structured credit a...
News Round-up 12 March 2013 -
Post-crisis RMBS prepays examined
Prime mortgage borrowers in US RMBS pools issued since the start of 2010 are still prepaying at rapi...
News Round-up 12 March 2013 -
Canadian mortgage RFC issued
Moody's has issued a request for comment on a proposal affecting how it analyses the credit risk of...
News Round-up 12 March 2013 -
Direction change for German house prices
The rise in German house prices in 2011-2012 was less pronounced in the wealthiest parts of the coun...
News Round-up 11 March 2013 -
Mortgage vet to oversee integration
Vericrest Financial has appointed Joe Anderson as chairman and ceo, effective immediately. He will l...
Job Swaps 8 March 2013 -
RMBS ticks over as secondary supply slows
US RMBS non-agency secondary supply was notably lighter in yesterday's session. A number of names we...
Market Reports 8 March 2013 -
Smith Breeden director returns
Carl Bell has returned to Smith Breeden Associates as a principal and senior portfolio manager. As a...
Job Swaps 8 March 2013 -
ML-style GSE unwind advocated
The FHFA has called for a new securitisation infrastructure in which Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae's pr...
News 6 March 2013 -
Countrywide hearing scheduled
The final hearing on Bank of America's proposed US$8.5bn settlement over alleged rep and warranties...
News Round-up 6 March 2013 -
Fed settlement made public
Bank of America last week made public a July 2012 settlement agreement with the New York Fed, in whi...
News Round-up 6 March 2013 -
RFC issued on Canadian resi model
Fitch has released a proposed new model framework for estimating losses on prime Canadian residentia...
News Round-up 5 March 2013 -
Servicer enforcement actions amended
The OCC and the US Federal Reserve have released amendments to their enforcement actions against 13...
News Round-up 5 March 2013 -
GSE scorecard released
The FHFA has released its 2013 Conservatorship Scorecard for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Scoreca...
News Round-up 5 March 2013