At the 2012 SiLAS conference hosted by Euromoney Seminars and LatinFinance, a panel on rig lease receivable deals sparked hope that the architecture of this sector could be applied to other businesses.
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is working on a qualified mortgage rule that will allow the mortgage market to meet the needs of borrowers “throughout the credit cycle,” agency chief Richard Cordray said in new testimony Tuesday morning.
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The CRE Finance Council Europe (CREFC-Europe) launched the Market Principles for Issuing European CMBS 2.0, a consultative document that outlines principles for new CMBS issuance.
July 24 -
It would appear that the HARP 2.0 program is hot.
July 24 -
At least two bidders remain for the $30.8 billion of Freddie Mac mortgage servicing rights once owned by the now defunct Taylor, Bean & Whitaker (TBW), Ocala, Fla., according to investment bankers familiar with the sale process.
July 24 -
Wells Fargo analysts called the consumer ABS market a “safe haven” for fixed-income buyers with spreads in 2012 reflecting this trend.
July 24
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Different Walnut Place entities that formed part of the Article 77 proceedings to ratify the Countrywide settlement have withdrawn as intervenors, Barclays Capital analysts noted in a report released this afternoon. Analysts cited a letter filed today with The New York State Supreme Court.
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Global CMBS issuance is at $26.2 billion year-to-date, according to Dealogic numbers released late last week.
July 23 -
Micro subprime retail auto ABS deals offer investors a large pickup in spread when compared to the broader subprime auto ABS transactions, according to a Barclays Capital securitized products research report.
July 23 -
Franklin Templeton Investments launched a new global bond fund that will focus on global debt, including emerging markets, a firm spokesman confirmed.
July 23 -
Moody’s Investors Service believes that the modifications that Brazilian regulators have proposed to the regulatory framework governing ABS are a credit positive for the country’s securitization market, according to its Weekly Credit Outlook.
July 23 -
In its latest Securitized Products Weekly, Nomura Securities cited Sallie Mae’s announcement from last week that stated $4.5 billion of FFELP loans, which comprise about 3% of its portfolio, was expected to consolidate under the Special Direct Consolidation Loan Initiative.
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