Structured finance transactions, whether of the CLO or CDO variety, are highly regulated today, following the losses certain types of these products suffered in and around the 2008 financial crisis. Nevertheless, with the...more
Miller Canfield participated in the Commercial Real Estate Finance Council (CREFC) Winter Conference in Miami in January 2019. The conference offers a candid insider’s view that looks both backward and forward and has proven...more
Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Proposed Rules Addressing Application of Certain CEA Regulations to Cross-Border Transactions - On October 11, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...more
On December 16, 2015, Fitch released updated Criteria Assumptions for UK Residential Mortgages. On December 16, 2015, Fitch released updated EMEA RMBS Rating Criteria, which had no impact on existing ratings. On December 15,...more
On April 23, Fitch released its updated criteria for rating operational risk of U.S. servicers of RMBS and small balance commercial securities. On April 23, Fitch released its updated criteria for rating operational risk of...more
Originally published in International Financial Law Review on February 5th, 2013. Structured products have come under considerably greater regulatory scrutiny in recent years. In the US, regulators have become...more