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Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities

Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities are financial instruments consisting of residential mortgages pooled together to form larger more complex financial commodities.
Dechert LLP

Two Months to Midnight for Securitizations: The Corporate Transparency Act Drops on January 1, 2024

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Corporate CLO issuers, regardless of whether they are organized onshore or offshore, should generally be exempt from Corporate Transparency Act reporting requirements, although onshore CLO co-issuers will likely be subject to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Structured Finance Industry Group Publishes ESG Best Practices for Auto ABS and RMBS Disclosures

In September 2023, the Structured Finance Association (SFA) published its ESG Best Practices for Auto Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) and Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) Disclosures. The industry-wide working...more

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District Court Rules in Favor of RMBS Issuers in Long-Running ERISA Challenge

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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ruled in favor of issuers of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in a case that was a long-running challenge to the Employee Retirement Income...more

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The Great Repricing: Commercial Real Estate Eyes the Abyss

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The U.S. commercial real estate market, valued at $20 trillion in 2021 by some estimates, touches nearly every facet of urban and suburban dwellers’ lives – from where they live (multi-family housing or apartment buildings)...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

2nd Circuit addresses issue preclusion standard in dismissal of RMBS actions

On April 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the dismissal of three residential mortgage-backed securities lawsuits tied to losses incurred during the 2008 financial crisis. The plaintiffs, issuers of...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

8th Circuit affirms almost $20 million in damages and attorney’s fees in RMBS action

On February 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court order requiring a mortgage lender to pay $5.4 million in damages and $14 million in attorney’s fees for selling mortgages that did not...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Nutter Securities Enforcement Update: December 1, 2022

The Nutter Securities Enforcement Update is a periodic summary of noteworthy recent securities enforcement activity, settlements, decisions, and charges....more

Bilzin Sumberg

RMBS and Buyback Litigation: As Some Aged Claims Get Resolved, Are More On The Way?

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The recent surge in residential mortgage buyback demands by Freddie Mac, among others, has a number of industry analysts bracing for a new wave of indemnification claims and put-back attempts against correspondent lenders and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Second Circuit Limits Scope of SEC Whistleblower Incentives

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has implications for whistleblowers under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank Act” or “The Act”). In Hong v. SEC,...more

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ESG Securitisation Continues to Develop in the European Union

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ESG securitisation has the potential to play a key role in achieving sustainable finance objectives in the European Union. There have been a number of regulatory developments and other advances in this area, including the...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New York Court of Appeals Tightens Notice Requirements in RMBS Litigation

On March 17, 2022, the New York State Court of Appeals issued a significant decision affecting RMBS putback litigation governed by New York law. The decision, U.S. Bank National Association v. DLJ Mortgage Capital, 2022 WL...more

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Rulings on Standing and Statute of Limitations Deliver Huge Blow to RMBS Investors

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Last week, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dealt a major blow to mortgage investors in two parallel actions pending for the past few years. The impact proved to be fatal to one of the actions,...more

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Implications of sustainability and ESG for the securitisation market

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Tim Conduit and Isabel Tinsley assess the key ESG-related milestones in the securitisation market and more widely. They highlight some key features of ESG-compliant securitisations and share their views on significant future...more

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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Files New Adversary Proceedings Against Mortgage Brokers

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If you thought Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (“LBHI”) was done suing lenders as a result of its settlements with RMBS trustees years ago, think again. ...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.12.2021 | Top story: Bumble Booms in Public Markets Debut

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Bumble hit markets on Thursday with considerable buzz, and markets validated that love, with company shares opening a mind-boggling $33 above its already-increased offering price. ...more

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Preparing for the Coming Storm: CMBS Litigation and Securities Enforcement

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The Commercial Mortgage Market Since the Covid-19 Pandemic - The COVID-19 pandemic has caused disruption to many facets of what was once everyday life. As Americans sheltered in place, brick-and-mortar retail shopping and...more

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Still Litigating the 2007-08 Financial Crisis: The Claims Keep Coming

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One would think that, as we approach 2021, litigation related to residential mortgage loans originated and sold well over a decade ago would be ancient history. Nevertheless, some suits filed years ago remain active, and,...more

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Will CMBS litigation be the new RMBS litigation?

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Residential mortgage-backed securities offerings prior to 2008 gave rise to an abundance of litigation, some of which continues to this day. There may be reason to anticipate an increase in commercial mortgage-backed...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Outgoing SEC Chair Identifies Areas Needing Improvement

In his remarks this week to the Economic Club of New York, Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton reviewed the many rulemaking and other accomplishments of the SEC in recent years.  Following the impressive...more

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Year in Review: Select SEC and FINRA Developments and Enforcement Cases

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The Morgan Lewis Year in Review highlights key US Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) and Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) enforcement and examination developments, and cases...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

NAIC’s SAPWG Advances Exposure Drafts at Virtual Summer National Meeting

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Statutory Accounting Principles Working Group (SAPWG) met remotely on July 30, as part of the NAIC’s all-virtual 2020 Summer National Meeting....more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

When Are Default-Rate Duties Triggered? The Tenth Circuit Provides Insight

The concept of default-rate interest — interest that accrues on a debt at a higher-than-normal rate if the debtor defaults on terms of the underlying financial instrument — is well known. Default-rate duties, however, may be...more

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A Resurgence of Residential Mortgage Repurchase Claims on the Horizon

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A surge in repurchase claims against mortgage originators may be imminent as aggregators and servicers face nonpayment of debt obligations and liquidity shortfalls resulting from an increase in residential mortgage loans put...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 4.21.2020 | Top Story: Senate Passes Another COVID-19 Relief Bill; House to Consider it This Week

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The Senate has passed a $484 billion measure that would add $130 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, the “small-business loan program that ran out of funding last week after being deluged with applications.” The bill...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Will COVID-19 Lead to Global Forbearance In Credit Markets? Reflections from Orrick’s Finance Sector Leader

The global market for credit is estimated to be more than $200 trillion, approximately three times larger in aggregate than the global equity market. It consists of bank loans, sovereign and sub-sovereign debt, corporate...more

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