Senate Votes to Limit Risk Retention to Higher-Risk Mortgages, Ban Yield-Spread Premium
May 14, 2010
The Senate this week approved a modified bipartisan amendment to the regulatory reform bill that would carve out a significant exemption from new risk-retention requirements for non-agency MBS transactions backed by high-grade, low-risk home mortgages. Offered by Sens. Mary Landrieu, D-LA, Kay Hagan, D-NC, and Johnny Isakson, R-GA, the industry...