Securitization Industry Participants Pushing for Delay Of Pending Swap-Margin Posting Requirements
February 10, 2017
Swap-margin posting requirements established by federal regulators are set to take effect on March 1. The Structured Finance Industry Group is leading a push for delayed implementation as securities issuers are having trouble determining how to comply with the standards. The swap-margin rules were required by the Dodd-Frank Act and drafted in 2015 by federal banking regulators and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Unlike requirements set by European regulators, the U.S. rules lack a general exemption from compliance for securitization special-purpose vehicles. Securitization SPVs issue various types of MBS and ABS. SFIG noted...