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Rating Agency Developments - March 2020

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On March 18, KBRA published its Coronavirus (COVID-19): Consumer ABS Braces for Disruptions. Report. On March 13, KBRA published its General Global Rating for Asset-Backed Securities. Methodology....more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

U.S. Financial Industry Developments - CFTC and SEC Announce Approval of New MOU - On June 28, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced that...more

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Rating Agency Developments

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On June 28, 2018, Fitch issued a report entitled: Fitch Updates Rating Criteria for U.S. Mortgage Insurance or Guarantee Fund Programs. Release. On June 22, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for Insurance Brokers and...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Second Circuit Raises Bar for US Jurisdiction Over Foreign Banks - Orrick litigators Robert Reznick, Stephen Foresta and Julie Gorchkova co-authored an article for Law360 that examines a closely-watched case relating to...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

CFTC Comparability Determination on EU Margin Requirements and a Common Approach on Trading Venues - On October 13, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") announced determinations by the CFTC and the...more

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Rating Agency Developments

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On October 16, 2017, KBRA published a report entitled: Container Leasing ABS Rating Methodology. On October 16, 2017, KBRA published a report entitled: General Rating Methodology for Asset-Backed Securities. ...more

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - SEC Adopts Final Rules to Facilitate Intrastate and Regional Securities Offerings - On October 26, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted rules designed to modernize...more

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Rating Agency Developments

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On October 28, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for insurance premium finance-backed securities. On October 27, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for floorplan asset-backed securities....more

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Glossary of Important Securities Regulation Terms and Definitions

This Glossary is designed to provide law students taking Securities Regulation with a tool that will assist them in learning the basic language of securities law and achieve a working knowledge of the fundamental principles...more

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Rating Agency Developments

On July 28, DBRS published methodology for conducting operational risk assessments for U.S. asset-backed securities originators. On July 28, 2015, DBRS published methodology for conducting operational risk assessments for...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Rating Agency Developments

On June 1, DBRS released its RMBS Insight 1.2: U.S. Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Model and Rating Methodology. On June 1, Fitch released its U.S. RMBS Surveillance and Re-REMIC Criteria. On June 1, Moody’s issued...more

Orrick - Finance 20/20

Rating Agency Developments

On May 29, DBRS released its updated methodology for rating U.S. asset-backed commercial paper. On May 29, Fitch republished its criteria for rating supranationals. On May 28, Fitch released its updated criteria for rating...more

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Uses and Advantages of Delaware Statutory Trusts and Delaware Limited Liability Companies in Structured Finance Transactions

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Over the past 10-20 years, a large number of secured equipment finance and asset securitization transactions have been structured using either a Delaware Statutory Trust (a “DST”) created pursuant to the Delaware Statutory...more

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Rating Agency Developments

On January 7, Fitch revised its criteria for rating U.S. Public Finance Short-Term Debt. On January 7, DBRS released its methodology for surveillance of North American CMBS. On January 6, Fitch released its global criteria...more

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Rating Agency Developments

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On October 9, S&P released its updated global methodology and assumptions for assessing the credit quality of securitized non-real estate related consumer receivables, including, but not limited to, auto, credit card,...more

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Rating Agency Developments

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On September 9, Moody’s released its methodology for rating consumer loan-backed ABS. On September 9, Fitch released its methodology for rating SHFA MBS Pass-Through bonds....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

At Long Last—SEC Adopts Final Regulation AB II

On August 27, 2014 the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) approved final rules relating to asset-backed securities (“ABS”) disclosure and registration (the “Final Rules”). The Final Rules are contained in a final...more

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Final REG AB Rules: Man Bites Dog

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I am congenitally pessimistic and some have, shockingly, called me cynical. Early last week, while we waited for Reg AB, I would have bet more than a dollar that there would have been a number of things in this final Rule...more

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New Regulation AB II and NRSRO Rules Released

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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

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Orrick's Financial Industry Week in Review

ESMA Reports on Information that Competent Authorities Should Provide to it Under the AIFMD - The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has published a final report of technical advice for the European...more

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