Securitization

The notion that higher g-fees will, on their own, lead to a revival of the private-label MBS market is a fantasy.

In the EMEA area (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) a slew of commercial mortgage backed securities are maturing this month.

The collateralized debt obligation (CDO) may not have a great reputation, but it has an important strength: versatility.

The much-maligned collateralized debt obligation appears to be set to play a crucial role in the recapitalization of commercial real estate. Only no-one is calling these deals CDOs.

Barclays Capital weighed in on the effects of updated valuations for mortgage-backed securities held by U.S. insurers.

The performance of the collateral behind residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in the U.S. continued improving in November.

Policymakers appear unwilling to take on the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as they face other issues and the housing market begins to recover.

Securitization of very large commercial loans, a hallmark of the CMBS market before the financial crisis, is making a comeback -- but with a twist.

Experience isn the only thing that sets managers of collateralized loan obligations apart, according to Scott D’Orsi, a partner with Feingold O’Keeffe Capital; it's also a matter of investment style

A much-maligned structure is being used to recapitalize debt-heavy commercial real estate.

Fannie Mae said on Friday that issued $107.8 billion in MBS in November, up from $62.7 billion in October.

Between $500 million and $600 million will be returned to the MF Global Inc. estate under an agreement between the Securities Investor Protection Act and a joint administrator of MF Global UK Ltd. The funds would be enough to fully satisfy investor claims.

New York Mortgage Trust, a mortgage real estate investment trust, on Friday announced its $59.6 million, privately placed RMBS securitization.

Standard & Poor’s rated a $1.6 billion transaction with multiple tranches, originated by Home Loan Servicing Solutions.

USSA Federal Savings Bank filed a shelf with the S.E.C. on Dec. 27 for an auto-loan backed program worth a total $10 billion.

KKR Financial Holdings has closed its $412 million CLO called KKR Financial CLO 2012-1, its first forray into the broadly syndicated securitization market since 2007.

In the second to last week of the year, the pace of CLO issuance is still going strong, with several deals making the rounds.

LIG Assets and Texas Real Estate Hedge Fund, LP foresee significant opportunities the repositioning of the commercial mortgage-backed securities and the upcoming commercial real estate maturities

Overall losses for reinsurers aren’t having a negative impact on Catastrophe bonds, in fact the market is moving along quite nicely, according to Swiss Re.