Prefunding in securitization transaction structures is credit negative because it introduces a risk to ABS investors, according to Moody's Investors Service.

December 13
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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?

    January 31
  • 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.

    January 31
  • 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.

    January 31
  • 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.

    January 31
  • 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.

    January 31
  • Commercial banks have experienced an increase in demand for commercial real estate loans since October, according to a Federal Reserve survey released Monday afternoon.

    January 31
  • ABS

    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.

    January 31