Turmoil in global financial markets slowed production of new non-mortgage asset securitizations during the third quarter, with the biggest downturn coming in vehicle-financing deals, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS ranking and analysis... [Includes four charts]
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The ambitious plan announced by Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase to create a master conduit to support structured investment vehicles could help bolster prices for highly-rated mortgage securities, but critics say it could also make things...
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Ginnie Mae this week allayed concerns of securities dealers and investors by announcing a sepa-rate pool for a new security backed by FHA mortgages originated to help troubled borrowers avoid foreclosure. Starting Dec. 1, delinquent and second-lien home...
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Mortgage lenders are keenly aware that a large part of the recovery of the mortgage market hinges on investors buying non-agency mortgage-backed securities, according to comments at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s annual convention this week in Boston...
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The securitization industry is trying to do its part to reduce the collateral damage from the subprime-induced recession in the housing market by encouraging servicers to work with troubled homeowners to avert foreclosures wherever possible. The American Securitization...
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Nomura Holdings Inc. is quitting the U.S. mortgage-backed securities market after mounting subprime problems caused substantial losses to the Japanese investment bank’s bottom line, the company announced this week. With $621 million in write-downs of its residential...
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Servicers might withhold information they are voluntarily reporting to investors depending on how the Securities and Exchange Commission interprets certain provisions under Regulation AB. Representatives from the “big four” accounting firms as well as the American...
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While decreased earnings and bankruptcies for lenders and investors related to subprime lending losses have dominated the headlines in recent weeks, behind the scenes, guarantors have begun to feel the sting of contracted credit and frozen Alt A and subprime...
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