March 12, 2010 - Loss severities on distressed RMBS loanswill probably increase this year as several key government support programs expire, Fitch Ratings said in a report.
March 12, 2010 - The FDIC extended its temporary protection for securitized assets from failed-bank seizures to Sept. 30.
March 11, 2010 - KKR has promoted four professionals in its asset management department.
March 11, 2010 - Altrius Capital Management launched an institutional investing division and hired MBS veteran Gian Russo.
March 11, 2010 - Chris Dodd announced today that he plans to introduce a bill next week on his own with the goal of pushing it through the committee along party lines if necessary before the Easter recess.
March 11, 2010 - Kevin Jackson's arrival will bolster the RMBS effort at Wells Fargo Securities.
March 11, 2010 - Richard Blumenthal has filed suit against Moodys and S&P for allegedly enabling the worst economic downturn in the nation since The Great Depression.
March 11, 2010 - The new release is a synthetic total return swap index that will be referencing the interest component of 30-year fixed-rate Fannie Mae RMBS pools.
March 11, 2010 - Subprime RMBS prices in the U.S. reversed course this past month, with most vintages rising in value.
March 11, 2010 - Freddie Mac reported further easing in mortgage rates in the week ending March 11.
March 11, 2010 - Barney Frank's call for banks to forgive principal on second liens was music to the ears of mortgage bond investors who have been pushing the idea for about a year.
March 11, 2010 - Secretary Geithner defended the administration's decision not to outline a plan for the future of Fannie and Freddie until 2011.
March 11, 2010 - A scathing report by a Congressional watchdog examining the bailout of GMAC found that the Treasury Department did not adequately protect taxpayer money.
March 10, 2010 - Sierra Receivables is in the market with a timeshare-backed transaction.
March 10, 2010 - The FDIC sold $1.37 billion of structured guaranteed notes backed by residential and construction loan assets from Corus Bank.