RMBS

• Market risk highlighted

  Fitch highlights Delft 2017 (SCI 12 January), which it hasn't rated, as an example of an RMBS that c...

  News Round-up    19 January 2017

• Euro ABS/MBS accelerates

  Activity has accelerated in the European ABS/MBS secondary market after a slow start to the week. ...

  SCIWire    19 January 2017

• Net negative

  GSE reform could have widespread impact

  Privatisation of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have widespread negative consequences for the US R...

  News Analysis    19 January 2017

• Modelling head named

  MSCI has recruited David Zhang as head of securitised products research. In this newly created role,...

  Job Swaps    18 January 2017

• Euro secondary slow

  It's been slow start to the week so far for the European securitisation secondary markets. Partici...

  SCIWire    17 January 2017

• Ratings suits settled

  The US Department of Justice, 21 states and the District of Columbia have reached a nearly US$864m s...

  Job Swaps    16 January 2017

• SCI Start the Week - 16 January

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days.

  Pipeline There were a few more additions to the pipeline last week. The final count consisted of tw...

  News    16 January 2017

• Flawed logic

  Regulators' confidence in extra ratings 'misplaced'

  The regulatory drive to require multiple ratings for European structured finance products may not ac...

  News Analysis    13 January 2017

• Dutch non-conforming refi readied

  Morgan Stanley is in the market with the €157.7m Delft 2017, a Dutch non-conforming RMBS b...

  News    12 January 2017

• Aussie auto outlook negative

  The performance of assets backing Australian auto ABS is negative, while the performance of mortgage...

  News Round-up    11 January 2017

• Investment chief named

  Semper Capital Management has promoted Zach Cooper from deputy cio to cio, replacing Jay Menozzi, wh...

  Job Swaps    11 January 2017

• FHA snips MIP

  The FHA will reduce the annual mortgage insurance premium (MIP) most borrowers must pay for 30-year...

  News    10 January 2017

• Japan, China outlooks stable

  Moody's outlook for the performance of assets backing consumer-related ABS and RMBS in Japan is stab...

  News Round-up    10 January 2017

• Euro secondary sporadic

  Activity remains sporadic across the European securitisation secondary market. ABS/MBS continues t...

  SCIWire    10 January 2017

• SCI Start the Week - 9 January

  A look at the major activity in structured finance over the past seven days.

  Pipeline The first week of the year brought a return to life for the pipeline. There were two new A...

  News    9 January 2017

• STACR designations assigned

  All but six Freddie Mac STACR credit risk transfer bonds have received NAIC 1 designations for the 2...

  News Round-up    9 January 2017

• Insurer inks rival buyout

  Arch Capital has completed its acquisition of United Guaranty Corporation (UGC) from Americ...

  Job Swaps    6 January 2017

• NAIC designations for actual loss CAS

  The NAIC has assigned designations to all of Fannie Mae's CAS risk transfer transactions for its 201...

  News    6 January 2017

• Issuance estimates revised upwards

  Most structured finance markets and their credit conditions seem favourable and in some cases ideal...

  News Round-up    5 January 2017

• Early redemption proposed

  Trustees of Arena 2012-I are seeking investor consent for early redemption of the A2 tranche. The bo...

  News Round-up    4 January 2017

• Extra ACIS from Freddie Mac

  Freddie Mac last month issued one last ACIS transaction of 2016. It was the second ACIS not linked t...

  News Round-up    4 January 2017