ABS

RBS Securities will add three new members to its global banking and market division, the firm announced today.

Guy Carpenter & Co. has named Liz Flynn as chief operating officer, the firm announced today.

Markit will expand its Markit Iboxx family of cash bond indices with the launch of the Markit Iboxx ABS index in the 3Q10, the firm announced today.

With securitized private-label mortgage product in short supply in the United States, investors are showing an interest in international product, according to one speaker at the American Securitization Forum's annual meeting.

The American Securitization Forum is planning to issue a paper on risk retention proposals and related amendments.

BNY Mellon launched Structured Credit Connection, an anonymous real-time auction marketplace where buyers and sellers can transact, the firm announced today.

Markit and Cairn Capital plan to launch the Markit ABS Performance Monitor platform, the firms announced today.

Markit will be acquiring Wall Street On Demand, a provider of hosted information services to the financial services industry, the firm announced today.

Legislation to retroactively extend deposit insurance coverage of $250,000 per account at all banks that failed in 2008 is gaining ground, and could even be folded into the financial reform bill.

The American Securitization Forum (ASF) appointed Armando Falcon as Senior Policy Advisor.

The American Securitization Forum (ASF) focused on regulatory issues facing the ABS industry — ranging from FAS 166/167 to SEC Rule 17g-5 — at its annual meeting today in New York.

Ambac Financial Group said that it has commuted all of its remaining $16.4 billion of exposure to CDOs of ABS.

Oracle Capital, a hedge fund start-up founded by two former Lehman Brothers traders, has selected Quantifi XL for the pricing and analysis of their structured credit portfolio.

Freddie Mac is issuing another $1 billion security backed by apartment loans as part of its 'K-Certificates' program.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said it appointed Hans Hoogervorst as Chairman of the IOSCO technical committee. His term will run for two years.

The New York State Assembly has proposed a bill that may limit issuers from including receivables issued in New York state in auto loan securitizations, DBRS said today.

The conventional 30-year prepayment reports for May were uneventful. The 30-year FNMA speeds were in line with expectations.

European and U.S. industry groups voiced their concerns over a proposed increase in ABS and CDO post-trade transparency disclosures in a joint letter to the Committee on European Securities Regulators (CESR).

Bank of America has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) $108 million to cover foreclosure-related servicing abuses by Countrywide Home Loans (CHL), the mega lender/servicer that it purchased almost two years ago.

New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority is in the market with a $280 million transaction. The offering is backed by private student loans.