CMBS

Securitization market executives may want to reconsider their summer vacation plans. Not only are significant rules stemming from the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act likely to be issued soon, but an earlier proposal amending Regulation AB, which had been put on the backburner, may be finalized over the next few months.

ABCP looms large among the victims of Moody's bank downgrades on June 21. Some of these banks support ABCP conduits, which, in turn, saw their ratings drop. And in ABCP land, that single grade difference can make or break a conduit. It's because money market funds - ABCP's biggest investors - can only buy 'P-1' paper.

Proposed bank capital rules are likely to both benefit and crimp the securitization market, potentially making highly rated transactions less attractive while having uneven effects on different asset classes.

It’s fascinating to look under the hood of a particular deal and see all the moving parts that make it possible.

JPMorgan might have priced its $1.3 billion, new-issue conduit CMBS called JPMCC 2012-CBX tighter than initial price talk. However, this deal will not be enough to boost issuance up to volume levels predicted at the start of 2012, FTN Financial analysts said in a report this week.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) analysts said in their weekly report that the European Central Bank’s (ECB) decision last Friday to relax its repo criteria will revive CMBS issuance from lower-rated countries — namely Portugal and Ireland.

CRE Finance Council (CREFC) has selected of Paul Vanderslice as its president for the 2012-2013 term.

Fitch Ratings has issued the first of a series of reports that address recent investor allegations about “servicer specific deficiencies.”

Full-service loan advisor DebtX has announced that it plans to sell more than $358 million of participations, loans, and leases from the Tennessee Commercial Bank receivership on behalf of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).