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
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
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
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
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
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
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
No Intervention for Class of Homeowners in Suit Against HSBC - On August 25, 2014, Judge Denise Cote of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a motion brought by a class of putative...more
On June 13, Moody’s announced that its private student loan default rate index will continue to decline. On June 13, Fitch announced that it has taken various conforming rating actions on enhanced municipal bonds and...more