On January 19, the CFPB issued a final rule exempting certain insured depository institutions and insured credit unions from the requirement to establish escrow accounts for certain higher-priced mortgage loans (HPMLs). The...more
On January 19, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a final rule regarding the role of supervisory...more
On September 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), together with the OCC and the...more
On August 19, Moody’s published its research report titled Housing – US: Urban Markets Will Recover After Pandemic as Americans’ Housing Decisions Evolve. Report....more
On July 31, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the U.S. CFTC, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the U.S. Securities and...more
On June 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) finalized a rule to prohibit certain commodity pool operators from relying on the registration exemptions found in Regulation 4.13 in Title 17 of the Code of Federal...more
On June 15, KBRA published a Structured Finance CMBS pre-sale report titled Bank 2020-BNK27. Report. On June 10, DBRS Morningstar published its U.S. ABS General Ratings. Methodology....more
On June 8, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board”) announced that it was expanding its Main Street Lending Program to allow more small and medium-sized business to qualify for the program. Among the changes, the Board lowered...more
On October 28, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the two agencies that provides prudential guidance on the...more
On October 29, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) adopted a final rule that simplifies capital requirements for community banks. ...more
On July 9, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Federal Reserve Board, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Securities and Exchange...more
On May 8, DBRS published its rating methodology for Public Universities. Methodology.
On May 7, Moody’s published its rating methodology for certain Nonprofit Organizations. Release....more
On May 8, the Division of Enforcement (DOE) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published its first Enforcement Manual. ...more
On March 6, Moody’s published a rating methodology for Publicly Managed Airports and Related Issuers. Methodology.
On March 5, Fitch published its updated rating criteria for Aircraft Operating Lease ABS. Criteria....more
On January 3, DBRS published a global rating methodology for Rating Life and P&C Insurance Companies and Insurance Organizations. Release.
On January 2, DBRS published its Master U.S. ABS Surveillance Methodology. Release....more
On October 10, DBRS published a rating methodology regarding Derivative Criteria for European Structured Finance Transactions. Release....more
On June 14, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board“) approved a rule to limit the concentration of risk between global systemically important bank holding companies (“GISB“) and their counterparties. ...more
On June 19, 2018, Fitch published its rating criteria for U.S. Federal Family Education Loan Program Student Loan ABS.
On June 19, 2018, Fitch published its rating criteria for EMEA CMBS....more
On April 25, 2018 Moody’s published a rating methodology for Generic Project Finance. Release.
On April 24, 2018 S&P published a table of contents for S&P’s Global Ratings Structured Finance Criteria. Release....more
On February 23, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC“) announced a final rule that revised the OCC’s annual stress test regulation. Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act...more
On February 22, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) announced that it is adopting an interim final rule that provides a six-month extension for compliance with certain requirements of Rule 22e-4 regarding a...more
On February 28, 2018, Moody’s published a list of Outdated Credit Rating Methodologies. Release.
On February 28, 2018, DBRS published an updated analysis criteria for Commercial Real Estate Property. Release....more
On January 9, 2018, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC“) approved final rules that update Parts 3 and 9 to integrate existing advisory guidance, incorporate swap execution facilities (“SEFs“) and update...more
On January 5, Fitch updated its rating criteria for new-issue U.S. and Canadian multiborrower CMBS. Report.
On January 9, Fitch finalized its rating criteria for U.S. Not-For-Profit Hospitals. Report....more
On December 27, 2017 DBRS published an updated rating methodology for Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators.
On December 29, 2017 Moody’s published a performance review for Global Structured Finance...more