Why is TALF a good opportunity?
Simply put, based on TALF 1.0 (the initial version of the program in effect during 2009–2010), we expect there to be in excess of 100 new TALF funds established as part of TALF 2.0 in 2020,...more
With the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program (“TALF 2.0”) officially underway and open to investors, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “FRBNY”) continues to modify the program, most recently granting an...more
Introduction -
As the reinstated Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility program (“TALF 2.0”) opened, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “FRBNY”) continues to revise the TALF 2.0 program details, changing the...more
Introduction -
As market participants prepare for the launch of the latest version of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) program (“TALF 2.0”), two new developments provide greater clarity as to how the...more
6/2/2020
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Business Development Companies ,
DBRS ,
Financial Markets ,
FRBNY ,
Investment Funds ,
Investment Management ,
KBRA ,
Loans ,
No-Action Letters ,
NRSRO ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA ,
Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF)
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
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
It's official. Risk retention became effective for residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) on December 24, 2015. Since the final rules (the “Rules”) were issued, there has been a lot of talk throughout the broader...more
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Finance Agency, and...more
10/29/2014
/ Asset-Backed Securities ,
Compliance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
FHFA ,
HUD ,
Mortgage-Backed Securities ,
Mortgages ,
OCC ,
Risk Retention ,
RMBS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) released new Regulation AB II Rules (the “Reg AB Rules”) and regulations relating to credit rating agencies (“the NRSRO Rules”) on August 27, 2014. The Reg AB Rules1 revise...more
An update to Regulation AB (“Reg AB II”) was originally proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 7, 2010,1 with an initial comment period open until August 2, 2010 (the “Proposal”) to...more
One of the important unfinished aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act (“Act”) is the requirement for Federal agencies (“Regulators”) to issue regulations implementing Section 941 of the Act which generally requires that a securitizer...more