Recent rep and warranty proposals in new US RMBS deals may expose investors to added risks from weak...

Overall modification rates for US non-agency RMBS were significantly lower in 2012 than they were tw...

Persistent servicer challenges and declining recovery rates colour the performance of Sofoles-sponso...

Private label refi initiatives gaining traction

Providing performing borrowers in non-agency RMBS pools with a viable exit from their high-interest...

Increased focus on rating agency performance

Competing rating agencies could gain market share due to the US Department of Justice's civil lawsui...

Joel Katz has joined Cantor Fitzgerald as md. In his new role he covers banks in Cantor's DCM mortga...

David Lehman has joined Hudson Advisors in New York. He is vp, with responsibility for re-performing...

Higher MBS yields and rising stock prices have changed the investment landscape for US mortgage REIT...

Morgan Stanley has made a number of changes to its securitised products group. Yared Yawand-Wossen,...

Change in transparency, buying behaviour needed

The recent indictment of former Jefferies trader Jesse Litvak for misrepresenting RMBS prices has se...

FHA reform discussions gained momentum last week, with the House Financial Services Committee holdin...

Markit has launched IOS, PO and MBX indices referencing 3% and 3.5% Fannie Mae pools issued in 2012....

KNG Securities has appointed Armando La Morgia to its fixed income team, as the firm builds its pres...

US RMBS is not the only market to have gone quiet in the wake of the heavy snow in the north-eastern...

Morningstar Credit Ratings has reviewed monthly occurrences of interest shortfalls in US RMBS across...

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York last week ruled that Flagstar Bancorp wa...