Bank of America hired Donald Whitmore as managing director and senior trader of Loan Credit Default Swaps (LCDS). Whitmore will be stationed in Charlotte, North Carolina and will report to Ed Hamilton.
The reason behind the hire was the growth in the LCDS market as evidenced by the increased number of investors who are interested in these products.
Whitmore moved from Wachovia Securities, where he was a managing director in fixed income markets and was head of the proprietary trading group..
According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks. Survey respondents expressed heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.
With a high proportion of fixed-rate, interest-only underlying loans, the notes have almost no amortization, and three CRE loans have standalone, investment-grade opinions.
The fixed-rate loans are divided into three sub-pools that relied on rating methods from the RMBS, CMBS and ABS sectors to assess their risks.
The House Financial Services Committee also sent to the full House two bipartisan bills, including one that would prevent large banks from opting out of having to recognize Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in regulatory capital.
The portfolio does not have any meaningful originations that have completed a full repayment cycle, making the company's performance data thin.
Formerly of Wells Fargo, she will coordinate several key units to create a structure for a sustained capital markets program that capitalizes on recent innovation and growth in home equity finance.
