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04/01/2010

 Past Issues

Cover Story

Removal of Safe Harbor Hazardous to Securitization's Health

A regulatory tsunami promises to hit hard and could wring out the more traditional players from the market's future.

Column

The Senate Financial Reform Bill and the ABS Markets

The recently-released Senate financial reform package contains a number of provisions designed to prevent a recurrence of the performance problems that triggered the recent financial crisis.

ABS

Another 70's Show: ABS Reforms a Return to Simpler Times

We would all do well to take a step back and consider where the U.S. housing finance system has been and where it is headed.

The FDIC and its Mixed Messages

While the FDIC prepares to take away the Safe Harbor privileges from ABS issuers, it has reaped the rewards of securitization.

Deutsche Tops 1Q10 Public Lead Manager Rankings 1Q10

Totals for public ABS deals for the first quarter of 2010 dropped year-over-year, according to preliminary figures from the ASR Scorecard database.

U.S. and BofA Mortgage Initiatives Benefit Only Some Investors

The U.S. Treasury Department and the nation's largest mortgage lender have introduced programs that appear more likely to lessen foreclosures and hopefully stabilize house prices.

What Is Life After FFELP for SLABS?

This is an event that, according to ABS analysts, will have a considerable and permanent impact on the SLABS market.

MBS

Federal Reserve Concludes MBS Purchase Program

On March 31, the Federal Reserve will end its MBS purchase program. Through March 24, the Fed had purchased $1.24 trillion toward its plan to buy $1.25 trillion.

Global

CRI de Coeur: Brazil's Real Estate ABS Wins Hearts

For the last several years, Brazil's main real estate ABS security, the CRI, has often looked like the poor cousin to the FIDC, a popular vehicle that has proved a good fit for a wide range of assets, even real estate.

Euro CMBS Borrowers Beat Defaults with Smart Techniques

Extensions have become one of the latest loss-saving measures in European CMBS transactions.

Chile Quake Damage to Trickle into Housing Deals

The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook a long swath of Chile on Feb. 27 left damage that could work its way into ABS deals.

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.

Scorecards

Scorecards

View the Scorecard deals featured in ASR's Scorecard database that priced in the last two weeks.

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.