Prefunding in securitization transaction structures is credit negative because it introduces a risk to ABS investors, according to Moody's Investors Service.
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DZ Bank sued JPMorgan Chase yesterday in the New York State Supreme Court in Manhattan, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Philadelphia-based financial services firm Janney Montgomery Scott has expanded its capital markets group with new hires and plans to open an office in Dallas.
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The agency debt and agency MBS fails charge trading practice recommended by the Treasury Market Practices Group (TMPG) goes into effect tomorrow.
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As part of its plan to launch its commercial lending unit in April, General Motors Financial Co. (GM Financial) has chosen DataScan Technologies as its systems provider for the business.
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PFS Financing Corp. is in the market with a $300 million premium finance ABS. The deal comprises a Class A worth $288 million and a Class B worth $12 million.
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A proposal by the Obama administration to help more struggling borrowers refinance into cheaper loans is prompting questions: Could it prompt an increase in interest rates, after a long period of low rates? And is this a program that can relieve the housing crunch, or just another Band-Aid?
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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its first semi-annual report to Congress Monday, outlining the steps it has taken to get the bureau off the ground in its first six months.
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Boutique investment bank The Williams Capital Group has added a new division called Eland Capital to address structured finance opportunities for corporate, federal, state and local government clients.
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Lender Processing Services (LPS) has responded to the civil complaint filed by the Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto against the company in December last year.
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A federal judge on Monday indicated he plans to dismiss National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)’s suit against RBS Securities for the sale of failed MBS to WesCorp Federal Credit Union, a ruling that potentially jeopardizes all of NCUA’s claims against Wall Street banks for the failure of the five corporate credit unions.
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Commercial banks have experienced an increase in demand for commercial real estate loans since October, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Monday afternoon.
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As Rep. Scott Garrett seeks to pass the first significant financial reform law since the Dodd-Frank Act, a lot of forces are arrayed against him.
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