In the past three years, the proportion of new-issue non-mortgage ABS deals placed in the private/144A market has risen considerably, according to a recent Barclays Capital report.

Carrington Capital Management, a unit of Carrington Holding Co., and American Home Mortgage Servicing (AHMSI) have agreed to bring to a close the action filed by Carrington against AHMSI in 2009.

Greek drama book-ended the week that led to sharp flight-to-quality trades on Monday and Friday. Meanwhile, Treasury supply weighed on the market the days in between, which caused 10-year note yields to surge to 2.047% by Thursday's close from 1.90% at Monday's close.

More than a day after the announcement of a mammoth national mortgage servicing settlement, the actual terms of the deal still aren't public. The Web site created for the national settlement lists the document as "coming soon."

Massachusetts’ top securities regulator has asked Bank of America to turn over documents related to two CLOs.

Bond-insurer Assured Guaranty Thursday announced it was doubling the quarterly dividend to 9 cents per share.

Bond insurer MBIA has admitted to making errors in its application to regulators seeking to split the company in two.

Depending on who you talked to, the massive mortgage servicer settlement announced Thursday was either a "criminal sell out" or a much-needed shot in the arm for the housing market.

Coming off a strong January for new deals, and encouraged by improved economic news, sentiment in the U.S. CLO market has taken a giddy skip from guarded optimism to bullishness — a little too bullish, according to some market participants.

We've only just begun.That was clear message delivered Thursday by state and federal officials announcing a $25 billion mortgage servicing settlement.

Barclays Capital analysts said in a report released yesterday that large region-specific note and REO auctions have become a regular feature in the past year.