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Bernanke: Regulatory Reform Will Prevent Future Bailouts

– The days of bailouts of large financial institutions are officially over, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Thursday.

LASERS Selects Marathon for the Long Haul

– The roughly $7 billion LASERS Board of Trustees decided last week to award Marathon Asset Management a nearly $250 million MBS mandate.

Volkswagen ABS Deal First to Issue Under New TSI Standard

– Volkswagen Leasing has no plans to issue a privately placed auto ABS deal, but it is currently marketing the new VCL 12 deal to investors.

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More Record Lows Set in Mortgage Rates

– The records continue to get broken in fixed and 5/1 Hybrid ARM rates.

Barclays Says FN 5.5/5 Swap Attractive

– Investors have been spooked away from higher mortgage coupons.

Comerica Plans $4.7M TruPS Charge

– Comerica said Wednesday that it will take a $4.7 million charge in the fourth quarter to cover costs of the early redemption of $500 million of trust-preferred securities.

SEC Issues Report Cautioning Credit Rating Agencies

– An SEC report warned rating agencies about deceptive ratings conduct.

FDIC 2Q Report Shows Swing to Profit, But Loan Demand Remains Weak

– Despite another encouraging quarter for banks, FDIC officials said uncertainty about the broader economy is keeping lending depressed.

July Loan Modifications Top 120,000 Units

– Mortgage servicers completed 120,350 proprietary loan modifications in July and 757,750 for the first seven months of this year.

CRE Outlook Improves While Prices Rise in July

– The outlook for commercial real estate loans backing CMBS continues to improve because of increased activity in the CMBS new issue market.

Mortgage Applications Rise 2.7%

– Mortgage applications continued to increase, but at a slower pace even as mortgage rates set new record lows.

CMBS Servicers Performing Various Forms of Loan Mods

– Loan extension has been one of the most common modification strategies used by special servicers, but they have added to their modification options.

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Still in the Race: European ABS Picks Up Speed, But Might Get Derailed

Europe has ridden into the summer months in the same state of uncertainty that has set the course for the last 18 months.

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