Alexander Rekeda joined Guggenheim Capital Markets as managing director and head of CDOs, effective today. Rekeda was previously head of structured credit, Americas at Mizuho Securities which he joined in November 2006. Mizuho dismissed its entire CDO-underwriting group in mid-December 2007, including Rekeda as well as 13 others, who all left Calyon for positions at Mizuho only one year prior. Rekeda had built up the cash CDO business at Calyon, where he had had been since July 2004.
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Spreads ranging from 16-18 basis points over the three-month, interpolated yield curve on the P1 (Moody's) and F1+ (Fitch) notes, to 160 to 170 over the benchmark on the class D notes.
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Mortgage rates rose 7 basis points this week, Freddie Mac said, and more increases are likely following a weaker than expected gross domestic product report.
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Broken down by product type, the agency's NJCLASS Standard Fixed product should account for a large majority of the loans, 75.4%. NJCLASS Consolidation will account for the next-largest group, 14.1%.
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Congressional Review Act resolutions are ramping up ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Experts say that, although none are likely to become law, the resolutions are still powerful messaging and political tools.
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The notes will price against Treasurys, with spreads expected to fall between 85 and 90 basis points over the benchmark.
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The JPMorgan Chase CEO took aim Tuesday at the proposed Basel III endgame rules, hindrances to mergers and bureaucratic burdens. "I would love to have a more productive relationship with regulators, but I think it takes conversation," Dimon said.
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