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Fannie Holds Line on Servicer Delays of Forclosures

Fannie Mae wants out of its defaulted residential mortgage holdings as quickly as possible.

Forecast on TruPS CDOs Still Foggy

Fitch Ratings stated that as of July 20 defaults on U.S. bank TruPS CDOs eclipsed the 14% mark on 11 new bank defaults.

State of Mexico Deal Marks a Few Firsts

In August, IFREM originated a roughly Ps4 billion, 20-year deal backed by flows from property registration fees.

Peruvian Infrastructure Lays the Foundation for More ABS

The Huascacocha deal signaled that the industry was branching out from the handful of infrastructure transactions that had until then monopolized the market.

ABS Under Pressure

From tougher regulations to a battered economy, our industry seems at times to be facing an all-out assault.

Delinquencies Improve but Major Concerns Remain

Housing economists and analysts caution that the industry isn't out of the woods quite yet.

Too Many Cooks in the Securitization-Reg Kitchen

Varying approaches to securitization regulation by different agencies are making bankers and issuers uneasy.

Fed Action Hits Mortgage Market

The Federal Reserve announced in August that the central bank would be purchasing Treasurys by using the proceeds from maturing MBS to support the country's economic recovery.

Citigroup Arranges $600M Guggenheim CLO

Citigroup has arranged a $600 million CLO that will be managed by Guggenheim Investment Management.

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.

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.

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.

Unwrapped Esoteric Deals Still Hold Appeal

As the hunt for yield sends investors further down the credit curve, sources said that a good place to look might be esoteric assets.