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CDOs

FSA Looks to End Trading and Bank Book Imbalance

- The U.K. Financial Services Authority will apply banking book risk weights to securitization trading positions.

Bair Promises Quick Turnaround for FDIC Resolution Rules

- FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair said the agency would soon publish an interim rule on its new resolution authority over systemically important banking companies and certain nonbanks.

DBRS Requests Comments on Legal Criteria for Euro SF Deals

- The rating agency will be publishing a final methodology after the review and evaluation of all submissions.

Henderson Sees Increase in ABS Restructuring Requests

- Securitization market players are now focusing more on finding different restructuring options for ABS deals.

Fitch Revises TruPS CDO Criteria

- Fitch has revised its global rating methodology for TruPS CDOs.

Redemptions Could Ease Defaults in TRUP CDOs

- Fitch Ratings stated that defaults on U.S. bank TruPS CDOs eclipsed the 14% mark on 11 new bank defaults.

Fed Officials Push FDIC-Like Backstop for ABS Markets

- Two leading Federal Reserve Board economists are advocating a backstop for all ABS.

Mayer Brown Promotes Dominic Griffiths To Banking and Finance Head

- Mayer Brown appointed Dominic Griffiths as the new head of the banking and finance group in London.

Obligor Concentration Risk Dips in S&P's 2Q Cash Flow CLO Report

- In 2Q10, CLO obligor concentration risk decreased slightly in outstanding Standard & Poor's-rated U.S. cash flow deals.

RBS Sells $1.8 Billion Loan Portfolio To ICG

- The deal is funded by securitization of mostly European senior secured loans.

Chapter 11 Should Not Impact Ambac Policyholders

- Moody's reiterated Monday that the possible bankruptcy of Ambac Financial is unlikely to affect policyholders of its bond insurer subsidiary.

Unlike Last Effort, New Basel Process Zips Along

- While the Basel II process dragged on for years, international and domestic regulators appear intent on delivering a new set of capital and liquidity standards on time by yearend.

Syncora Reports Positive Income for Second Quarter

- The settlements enabled the insurer to free up capital it had reserved for paying future claims and to meet the NYID’s minimum capital requirements in 4Q09.

N.Y. Court Rejects Credit Suisse Move to Dismiss MBIA Claims

- The N.Y. Supreme Court denied Credit Suisse’s motion to dismiss MBIA Insurance’s claims of mortgage-related fraud and breach of contract.

Morgan Stanley Hires European ABS Head

- The investment bank hired Cecile Houlot to head structured solutions and securitization in Europe.

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