The Fed throws a bone to the CLO market by reducing the non-call period from three years to one year, but this small victory will likely have little impact given the numerous obstacles which remain unaddressed....more
On May 20, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (the “Fed”) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “FRBNY”) announced the first subscription date of June 17, 2020 for funding under the Term Asset-Backed...more
5/28/2020
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Borrowers ,
Capital Distributions ,
Certification Requirements ,
Collateral ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Federal Loans ,
Federal Reserve ,
FRBNY ,
Issuer Eligibility Criteria ,
Master Loan and Security Agreement (MLSA) ,
Sponsors ,
Stock Repurchases ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) ,
Term Sheets
As revised, TALF may provide a safety net in the event of catastrophic CLO market conditions but is not likely to meet the goal of reviving the corporate loan market
Introduction -
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve...more
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve Board of Governors (the “Fed”) released an updated term sheet (the “Updated Term Sheet”) for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) program. While the Updated Term Sheet...more
On March 23, 2020 the Federal Reserve Bank (the “Fed”) announced the establishment of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (the “TALF”) to “support the flow of credit to consumers and business” by facilitating the...more
In an eagerly anticipated (and much speculated upon) decision, a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit Court”) issued a unanimous opinion on Friday, February...more
2/23/2018
/ Appeals ,
Asset-Backed Securities ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Final Rules ,
Fund Managers ,
Lack of Authority ,
Loan Syndication and Trading Association (LSTA) ,
Reversal ,
Risk Retention ,
Vacated
Over the last year and a half, asset managers of collateralized loan obligations (“CLO Managers”) have been focused on developing various strategies to enable them to comply with the retention requirements of the final U.S....more
8/17/2016
/ Affiliates ,
Asset-Backed Securities ,
Capital Raising ,
Collateralized Loan Obligations ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
GAAP ,
Investor Protection ,
Residual Interest ,
Risk Retention ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securitization ,
Valuation