On November 8, 2017, Fitch updated its ratings criteria for U.S. grant anticipation revenue vehicles (GARVEE) bonds. Report.
On November 8, 2017, DBRS updated its ratings methodology for Canadian Residential Mortgages,...more
On September 20, 2017, Moody’s published its ratings methodology for global title insurers. Report.
On September 20, 2017, Fitch updated its ratings criteria for aircraft enhanced equipment trust certificates. Report....more
On April 4, 2017, DBRS updated its methodology for rating U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS). Report.
On April 4, 2017, DBRS published its methodology for rating U.S. Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE)...more
On February 6, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight issued a time-limited no-action letter providing relief for notice filing failures that relied on certain aggregation...more
On February 8, 2017, Fitch updated its rating criteria for U.S. municipal short-term debt. Report.
On February 8, 2017, Fitch updated its criteria assumptions for analyzing securities backed by UK residential mortgage...more
On January 18, 2017, Moody’s issued a report entitled Hybrid Equity Credit. Report.
On January 17, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Rating North American CMBS Interest-Only Certificates – Request for Comment. Report....more
On December 7, 2016, Moody’s published its ratings methodology for sustainable net cash flow and value for CMBS and CRE CDO CLO real estate collateral in the Americas and ex-Japan Asia Pacific. Report.
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On December 2, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved proposed rules that establish minimum capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants. The proposed rules set...more
On December 2, 2016, Comptroller of the Currency Thomas J. Curry announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC“) would move forward with considering applications from fintech companies that conduct at...more
On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC“) unanimously approved to re-propose rules that implement limits on speculative futures and swap positions. Separately, the CFTC also approved final...more
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On November 9, 2016, Fitch updated its ratings criteria for analyzing U.S. wireless tower transactions. Report.
On November 8, 2016, DBRS published its ratings methodology for Canadian trade receivable securitization...more
On October 7, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC“) Division of Market Oversight extended time-limited no-action relief for swap execution facilities from the “occurs away” requirement from the...more
On October 11, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC“) unanimously approved proposed rules relating to the application of certain swap provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CTFC to...more
On October 11, 2016, S&P published its methodology for surveilling ratings of U.S. residential mortgage-backed securities principal only strip securities. Report. On October 7, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology...more
On September 14, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating European structured finance transactions. Report. On September 14, 2016, DBRS published and is requesting comment on its methodology for rating European...more
On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced three separate enhancements relating to the protection of customer funds. ...more
On August 4, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two separate actions relating to the application of the Dodd-Frank Act to cross-border transactions. The CFTC issued a Final Response to...more
On August 4, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued updated servicing rules to expand foreclosure protections for homeowners and struggling borrowers. ...more
On May 6, 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Treasury (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency...more
On May 9, 2016, Moody’s published its cross-sector approach to mapping national scale ratings (NSRs) from their global scale ratings (GSRs). Report. On May 5, 2016, Fitch published its global rating criteria for dealer...more
On May 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a Customer Due Diligence (CDD) Final Rule that requires financial institutions to conduct certain diligence to verify personal information of beneficial owners of...more
On May 5, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued and sought comment on proposed rules prohibiting mandatory arbitration clauses that deny groups of consumers their day in court. Under the proposed...more
On March 30, 2016, Moody’s published its rating methodology for assessing green bonds. On March 30, 2016, DBRS published its methodology for rating Canadian structured finance instruments. ...more
On March 24, 2016, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued and are requesting public comment on an...more