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08/01/2010

 Past Issues

Cover Story

Stress Test Results Give Little "Stress" to European Banks

Early market reactions to the bank stress results were somewhere between lukewarm and outright skeptical.

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.

Editor's Letter

A Long Hot Summer

The rating agency liability issue alone is likely to mire the market for some time.

Column

Dodd-Frank and the Non-Agency MBS Markets

The Dodd-Frank financial reform act signed this month by President Obama was very unfriendly to the non-agency MBS market.

ABS

SLABS Players Revamp Approaches to Face Challenges

Issuers in the "orphaned" ABS market backed by government-guaranteed FFELP loans are now scrambling to reposition their businesses.

Is a Govt.-Sponsored Refi Event a Slam Dunk or Not?

The catalyst appears to have been a report issued on Tuesday last week from Morgan Stanley economists.

Market Debates Alternatives to Fannie and Freddie

The recent financial crisis and its aftermath have raised fundamental questions about the future of the U.S. housing market and the GSEs.

Consumer ABS Face Tough Challenge to Keep Volumes Up

Amid the gloom and doom surrounding the just-minted financial reform bill, there still remains a fair amount of consumer ABS trading.

Dodd-Frank Act Rife with Unintended Consequences

The ABS industry has to work on a long-term solution to the unintended consequences of the Dodd-Frank act.

MBS

Strong Technicals as MBS Supply Remains Limited

MBS analysts across the Street are still expecting limited supply in the near term.

Fannie Chief Says GSE Getting Ready for Housing Revamp

Fannie Mae President Michael Williams said the GSE is preparing for an expected overhaul of the U.S. housing system.

Global

Signs of Life Emerge in Russia RMBS and Covered Bonds

Russia's mortgage-finance market is sloughing off the toxic residue of the financial crisis, but the strength of the comeback is being largely conditioned by government support.

ABS Totals

ABS Totals

View year-to-date 2010 ABS issuance totals for ABS, MBS and CMBS.

ABS Manager Rankings

ABS Manager Rankings

View the year-to-date manager rankings for the different ABS sectors, including real estate, credit cards and autos.

Mortgage Refi Data

Mortgage Refi Data

See results from the Mortgage Bankers Association's Refinance and Purchase Indexes as well as the weekly mortgage rates surveyed by Freddie Mac.