The affected securities are backed by first- or second-lien residential mortgages, private student loans, RMBS, CMBS and ABS, the agency said.

S&P/Experian composite default index went up nine basis points to 1.55% in October, although has dropped 60 basis points year-over-year.

The newly formed association aims to contribute to securitization's improvement believing that a well-functioning marketplace is key for the financing of Dutch mortgage debt.

The move to raise the premium should not become a considerable impediment to refinancing for most FHA borrowers since they can still apply for a mortgage.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse for allegedly deceiving investors in MBS.

Most of a lawsuit that charges Barclays with misleading mortgage investors may proceed, a federal judge in Manhattan has ruled.

The agency's president Ted Tozer said the government guarantor has enough cash reserves to handle any potential losses.

ResCap won court approval to sell its mortgage-servicing unit to Ocwen for $3 billion after putting off a fight with loan investors and resolving other objections.

Moody's has downgraded MBIA Insurance Corp. to 'Caa2' and MBIA to 'Caa1.'

The 144A transaction called Centre Point Funding, LLC, Series 2012-2 is backed by rental trucks.

The firm's analysts offer their view on the fiscal cliff’s potential effect on each securitization sector and how this impact relative value.

The CLO new-issue market continues to chug along, with five new deals totaling $2.6 million printed last week, according to a report from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.