Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP (formerly Hunton & Williams and Andrews Kurth Kenyon) has named Robert A. Davis Jr. as special counsel in its tax and ERISA practice.
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Proposal to revamp 2013 rule appears to home in on larger banks with higher trading volume and ease the requirements for others.
May 30 -
The investment firm obtained $430 million of financing on its leasehold interests in 355,000 square feet of retail and office space, but it just lost its one office tenant, Amtrak.
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Mick Mulvaney, the agency’s acting director, suggests U.S. startups — like their U.K. counterparts — may eventually be able to test products without fear of regulatory action.
May 29 -
The borrowers behind the $401.6 million COLT 2018-2 have weighted average liquid reserves of $426,633, or nearly twice the level of borrowers backing a deal completed in January.
May 29 -
Just two months ago, Comptroller Joseph Otting seemed to signal that the OCC might be open to letting national banks rent their charters to payday lenders. Now he is clarifying that it won’t happen.
May 29
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Noria 2018-1 is a €1.6 billion securitization of unsecured personal loans, of which 30% are debt consolidation accounts.
May 28 -
Just 16% of the collateral for the $522 million Nelnet Student Loan Trust 2018-2 consist of “rehabbed” Federal Family Education Loan Program loans.
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The London interbank offered rate will likely be replaced by a new reference rate that critics say is better suited for the derivatives market than it is for commercial lending.
May 28 -
Default risks in retail and media leveraged loans have also risen to the forefront of CLO manager concerns, which a few years ago were centered on oil and gas exposure.
May 24 -
The remarks by the comptroller of the currency came as his agency released a new report on emerging risks in the banking industry.
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Despite concerns about credit quality, the only constraints on new issuance appear to be the supply of loan collateral and the capacity of warehouse facilities and rating agencies.
May 24 -
After a long and ultimately successful battle to exempt managers from risk retention rules, it may be hard to engage participants in the search for a suitable replacement for Libor.
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