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09/01/2011

Past Issues

Editor's Letter

Running for Cover

Volatility in the capital markets has pushed industry participants towards safe-haven assets such as covered bonds.

Column

Effectively Addressing the Foreclosure Backlog

The administration would do well to learn from the problems encountered by HAMP and other well-intentioned but disappointing programs.

ABS

Wall Street Layoffs Bring Opportunity for Growing ABS/MBS Players

It's been a brutal time for executives in structured finance departments across Wall Street since the 2008 financial crisis.

ASF Takes on RMBS Repurchases

As part of its ongoing efforts to better align the interests of participants in the RMBS market, the ASF has come out with some guidelines relating to the repurchase of RMBS.

NAIC Ratings Gain Importance

The insurance industry, market analysts said, is increasingly relying on the NAIC ratings to evaluate non-agency RMBS.

If BofA Settlement Fails, Bank Can Face Bigger Losses

Objections continue to mount against Bank of America's proposed $8.5 billion settlement with 22 major holders of Countrywide Financial Corp. mortgage-backed securities.

FFELP Market Hobbled by S&P's Delayed Rating Action

But what happened to securities guaranteed by the Federal Family Education Loan Program?

MBS

Ginnie Mae Evolves as Mortgage Market Remains Volatile

Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer met with ASR Editor Karen Sibayan to discuss the agency's current role in the volatile mortgage space

Government-Induced Refi Talks Back

What is seen as more likely are regulatory changes that do not require the approval of Congress.

Global

Europe's Own Maturity Wall

There is a barrage of loan maturities coming due just as many of Europe's CLOs come to the end of their reinvestment period.

ABS Totals

ABS Totals

View year-to-date 2011 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.