CMBS

The merger of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) is shaping up to be the match made in regulatory hell.

General Growth Properties (GGP) on Friday unveiled the names of nine professionals who will serve on the board of a company that will be spun off by the bankrupt mall REIT.

MBS investor Ellington Financial priced its IPO of 4,500,000 common shares representing limited liability company interests at a price of $22.50 per share, according to a release from the specialty finance company.

Remember all those prognostications from industry experts how the Dodd-Frank bill would destroy the nonbank segment of the mortgage industry, resulting in a total takeover of residential finance by depositories?

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said today that it is seeking public comment on proposed regulations to require ABS issuers and credit rating agencies that rate ABS to provide investors with new disclosures about representations, warranties, and enforcement mechanisms.

Principia Partners, announced its integration of Intex performance data into the Principia Structured Finance Platform (Principia SFP).

Moody's Investors Service is giving the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s (FDIC) new "Safe Harbor" rule the thumbs-up due to the protections private-label MBS investors can rely on if the issuing bank fails.

Some panelists were optimistic while others were a little bit more guarded on the future of securitization at this week’s Information Management Network ABS East conference.

KGS-Alpha Capital Markets added three new regional sales offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Reston, Virginia and Chicago, Illinois.

Starwood Capital Group hired a team of seasoned to drive the growth of its commercial real estate finance company, Starwood Property Trust.