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Birds Do It, Bees Do It, Even Educated Fleas Do It.  Should The CRE Securitization Industry Advertise?

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If the wisdom of crowds has any validity (and there’s no real evidence that it’s any worse than the pontifical huffings of the chattering class), then there’s hope for 2023.  Optimism did itself proud at CREFC.  We’ll see if...more

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Securitizing Without Conflicts – Proposed SEC Rulemaking

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On January 25, 2023, the SEC reproposed its 2011 proposed rule to prohibit certain securitization participants from engaging in transactions that present conflicts of interest vis-à-vis ABS investors. This note answers a...more

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More Fun With Risk Retention: Europe and Japan Weigh In

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We’re all just back from CREFC and the mood was broadly constructive. (Don’t you love that word, “constructive”? When did “constructive” become a fancy way to say “good”?) We all went to South Beach this year wondering...more

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The Boundaries of Risk Retention Now That the D.C. Circuit Has Spoken

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In February, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled in The Loan Syndications and Trading Association v. Securities and Exchange Commission and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, No. 17-5004 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 9, 2018)...more

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The Decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals Rules in Favour of LSTA in CLO Risk Retention Suit

This brief summary of the decision delivered on 9 February 2018 will be of interest to anyone involved in the CLO business in the United States....more

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DC Circuit Court Newsflash: “Transfer” means “Transfer”

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In an eagerly anticipated (and much speculated upon) decision, a three judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (“DC Circuit Court”) issued a unanimous opinion on Friday, February...more

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Court of Appeals Decision: Managers of Open-Market CLOs Not Subject to Dodd-Frank Risk Retention

On February 9, 2018, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled in favor of the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (“LSTA”) in its lawsuit against the...more

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LSTA’s Argument That CLO Managers Are Not “Securitizers” in Open-Market CLOs Carries the Day in Court. Now What?

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On February 9, 2018, the D.C. Court of Appeals ruled that treating managers of open-market CLOs as “securitizers” subject to the risk retention rules exceeded the statutory authority to promulgate rules to implement the risk...more

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Credit Risk Retention Financing: Threading the Needle

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In order to finance ABS interests retained as required by the credit risk retention rules, a securitization sponsor first must wend its way through a thicket of unclear and sometimes apparently contradictory requirements....more

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Funds Talk: May 2017 - Securitization Rules Offer Differing Definitions of ‘U.S. Person’

With the long-awaited U.S. rules requiring a level of risk retention in securitizations recently going into effect, an added wrinkle has been created by a slight difference in how “U.S. person” is defined in different...more

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Multijurisdictional Securitization in the Age of Risk Retention

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The challenges of complying with both the US rules and the EU rules. Both United States and European Union laws now require 5 percent credit risk retention for securitization transactions. While the jurisdictional scope...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Despite Challenges, Risk Retention Rules Set to Impact All Asset-Backed Securities by End of 2016"

Credit risk retention rules are intended to promote an alignment of interests between sponsors and investors of securitizations by requiring sponsors to maintain “skin in the game” — that is, retain a certain percentage of...more

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RMBS Risk Retention is Here

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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

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Risk-retention rule for asset-backed securities finalized

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On October 22, 2014, the federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing regulations under Dodd-Frank finalized the risk retention rule for asset-backed securities (the “Risk Retention Rule“). For the securitization...more

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"Risk Retention Rules Impact Registered Fund Tender Option Bond Financings"

In October 2014, several regulatory agencies approved final rules to implement the risk retention requirement mandated by Section 941 of the Dodd-Frank Act. (See "Regulators Adopt Final Risk Retention Rules for Asset-Backed...more

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"Regulators Adopt Final Risk Retention Rules for Asset-Backed Securities"

In October 2014, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Federal Housing...more

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The Risk Retention Rules: A Victory for Securitizations Involving Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities?

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When Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, it mandated the creation of risk retention rules in an effort to align the incentives of sponsors of asset-backed securities (ABS) with the interests of investors and to improve the...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - December 2014 #5

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Editor’s Note: Spotlight on the Credit Risk Retention Rule: The OCC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC, SEC, FHFA and HUD announced the adoption of a joint final rule (the Rule) to implement the credit risk retention...more

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Credit Risk Retention Final Rule: Enforcement and Compliance Considerations

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Predicting enforcement of the final rule regarding U.S. risk retention is an uncertain task. This OnPoint is designed to provide guidance on possibilities related to consequences of non-compliance, enforcement approaches by...more

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Final Dodd-Frank Risk Retention Rule Adopted

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On October 22, 2014, six federal agencies approved a final rule requiring sponsors of asset securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions. The final rule implements the risk retention requirements in the...more

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Six Federal Agencies Jointly Approve Final Risk Retention Rule

Six federal agencies approved on October 22 a final rule requiring sponsors of securitization transactions to retain risk in those transactions. The final rule implements the risk retention requirements in the Dodd-Frank Wall...more

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Regulators Decline to Exempt TOBs from Risk Retention Rule but Add Helpful Revisions and Clarifications

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Although regulators have rebuffed industry efforts to have tender option bonds (TOBs) exempted from the final credit risk retention rule (the CRRR), they have nevertheless provided some helpful changes and clarifications that...more

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Joint Federal Regulators Approve Final Risk Retention Rules

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On October 21 and 22, the Fed, HUD, FDIC, FHFA, OCC, and SEC jointly approved final risk retention rules. The final rules, which implement Section 941 of Dodd Frank, generally follow the re-proposed rules issued in August...more

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U.S. Regulatory Update–Final Rules: Credit Risk Retention for CLOs

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Call to Action: The final risk retention rules will change the status quo for nearly all CLO managers beginning in the fourth quarter of 2016. All managers should begin assessing whether and how they will comply with the...more

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Final Credit Risk Retention Requirements for Asset-Backed Securities Transactions

On October 21-22, 2014, the federal regulatory agencies responsible for implementing regulations under The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) finalized rules for risk retention...more

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