Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch said in a report on Friday that another $587 million in unrealized losses may still be lurking in RMBS portfolios serviced by Ocwen Loan Servicing.

Rising house will benefit holders of Germany covered bonds than covered bonds issued in other European countries, Moody’s Investors Service said today.

Moody’s Investors Service has put on review for downgrade 1,079 tranches from 299 shifting interest/pro-rata U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities transactions that are reaching or getting closer to the end of their terms.

California Republic Bank completed a $238 million securitization of prime auto loans; residual interest sold privately.

Ally Financial priced a $500 million subprime auto loan securitization; it features a one-year revolving period

Amherst Securities Group, an approved Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securities underwriter, has brought on Chris McDowell as a managing director in fixed income trading and sales,

New regulations aimed at reducing the European securitization market’s reliance on external credit ratings were enacted today, according to Emil Paulis, the European Commission’s director responsible for financial markets

Panelist speaking at this morning’s IMN Global investor roundtable said that the ECB push for SME securitization may give banks a carte blanche to push an originate to distribute model for these assets.

The growing U.S. housing recovery is ‘credit positive’ for timber revenue securitizations, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Nobody wanted to hear it and nobody wanted to say it but even as IMN Global ABS makes the move back to its home, during the securitization market's heyday, of Barcelona, Spain; attendees can still expect to be talking about regulations.

Fitch Ratings has rated the first residential mortgage-backed securitization from Shellpoint Partners, a multi-tranche deal worth $261 million