The Return of TALF Fund Opportunities Via COVID-19 Relief
If you are confused about the current state of play of insurance companies investing in CLOs, rated feeder structures and other NAV based loans, we are here to help. Let’s start with the basics: the National Association of...more
One of the reasons for a reduction in the number of aircraft asset-backed securitizations (ABS) coming to market in 2022 and 2023, is the time lag between the rapid increase in interest rates by central banks and the...more
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
In December 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) adopted changes to Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act to modernize the regulatory framework for investment advisers’ advertising and marketing...more
FINRA recently filed a proposed rule change with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 12, 2021 that would seek to once again delay the effective date of changes to FINRA Rule 4210 that were previously...more
The US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the New York Fed) have announced the complete terms of a new Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program, which is intended to address the...more
The form of agreed-upon procedures report provides additional clarity regarding certain TALF-required CLO report requirements. On September 1, 2020, the Federal Reserve released a form of agreed-upon procedures report...more
The new Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program, which is intended to address the liquidity crisis caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic through non-recourse lending collateralized by...more
As state and local governments throughout the country attempt to find a balance between re-opening the economy and sheltering in place, fears persist that the COVID-19 pandemic has already set in motion the next financial...more
I. Introduction - Financial experts are forecasting significant increases in borrower defaults on leveraged loans held in collateral loan obligations (“CLOs”). From the ashes of these defaults will arise litigation similar...more
On May 20, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the "New York Fed") released the form of Master Loan and Security Agreement ("MLSA") that will govern loans issued under its Term Asset-Backed Loan Facility ("TALF") and...more
As of May 28, 2020 - The US Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the New York Fed) have announced the complete terms of a new Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program, which is...more
On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced the first loan subscription date for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) and published the Master Loan and Security Agreement (the “MLSA”) and an...more
In response to the economic consequences of the measures being taken to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the "Federal Reserve") revived the Term...more
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (the “New York Fed”) announced the issuance of updated Terms and Conditions1 and a Frequently Asked Questions document (the “FAQs”)2 regarding the 2020 Term Asset-Backed...more
The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Bank of New York recently released a new set of FAQs and a revised term sheet for the new Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program, which is intended to address...more
On May 12, 2020, the Federal Reserve published an updated Term Sheet and a set of Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF"). The TALF program, which was first announced on...more
On Tuesday, May 12, the Federal Reserve (the “Fed”) announced additional information regarding the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”), including a further revised Term Sheet and an initial set of answers to...more
As part of a number of liquidity measures announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve re-established the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) on March 23, 2020....more
On May 12, 2020, the Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System (the “Fed”) published a revised term sheet for the Term-Asset Backed Securities Loan Facility (the “TALF”)...more
On April 9, 2020, the Federal Reserve released an updated term sheet for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF"). The TALF program, which was first announced on March 23, 2020, will provide a funding backstop...more
On April 9, 2020, the U.S. Federal Reserve announced revised preliminary terms for the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF 2020"). Certain CLO securities that are rated AAA by at least two rating agencies and...more
The US Treasury Department and Federal Reserve Bank of New York last week announced changes to the new Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program, which is intended to address the liquidity crisis caused by the...more
On March 23 the Federal Reserve announced the creation of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or TALF to support the asset-backed securities (ABS) market. The new facility (commonly referred to in the market as...more