Fannie Mae's chief economist is warning that the U.S. has a 40% chance of slipping into a double-dip recession in 2012.
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Mark Gollin has joined Carlton as managing director who will run the company's European capital markets business.
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Assured Guaranty has filed a lawsuit against UBS' real estate securities unit over breach of contract claims.
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Interactive Mortgage Advisors (IMA) Denver, is selling a $589 million portfolio of residential servicing rights backed by Fannie Mae and Ginnie Mae mortgages.
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CoBiz Financial will begin providing asset-based loans to middle market businesses through its newly formed CoBiz Structured Finance.
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It appears that possible salary and bonus caps at the GSEs are not hurting the recruiting efforts of at least Fannie Mae.
February 3
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American Express has filed an S-3 with the Securities Exchange Commission to issue under its American Express Credit Account Master Trust.
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Risk appetite in the U.S. triparty repo market is slowly returning, according to Fitch Ratings in a report released today.
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The sheer number of varying stress test requirements — which may differ by a bank's asset size, business or charter choice — is raising concerns about whether regulators will be able to consistently apply the rules to the largest banks.
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Cash-out refinancings hit a 26-year low in the fourth quarter as 85% of borrowers maintained the same loan amount or reduced their principal balance after refinancing, according to a new report by Freddie Mac.
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The Obama administration is working toward producing a plan to wind down Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to Treasury secretary Timothy Geithner.
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While the U.S. subinvestment-grade market, especially on the bond side, has seen a steady stream of European deals recently, one group of investors likely wouldn’t mind being shown a bit more love by these issuers and their underwriters: European CLO managers.
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Ally Financial just can't escape its troubled mortgage unit, which dragged the company's fourth-quarter results into the red on Thursday.
February 2