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 15, Fitch published an article titled Originator-Specific Residential Mortgage Analysis Rating. Criteria. On July 14, Fitch published an article titled U.S. Public Finance Prepaid Energy Transaction Rating. Criteria....more
On June 30, Fitch published its criteria for Covered Bonds Rating. Criteria. On June 30, DBRS Morningstar published its updated methodology for U.S. ABS General Ratings. Methodology....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 May 22, KBRA published a report titled Coronavirus (COVID-19): RMBS Forbearance and Delinquency Trends. ...more
On May 6, Fitch published its updated Future Flow Securitization Rating. Criteria. On May 4, DBRS Morningstar published its updated Assessing U.S. RMBS Pools Under the Ability-to-Repay Rules. Methodology....more
On April 27, KBRA published a report titled Public Finance: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Municipal Issuers’ Virus-Related Voluntary Disclosures Trend Up. Report. On April 21, Moody’s published its revised approach to rating U.S....more
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
On February 22, Fitch released the following report: What Investors Want to Know: ESG Relevance Scores (Marking the Intersection of Credit Risk and ESG Risks). Report....more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Proposes Rules to Simplify Process for Foreign Clearing Organizations to Obtain DCO Registration Exemption - On August 8, 2018, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)...more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - Credit Agreements Will Require Important Updates If a Proposed New Delaware Law Is Passed - The Delaware legislature is currently contemplating an amendment to the Delaware Limited...more
On June 8, 2018, Moody’s published a report entitled: US Public Housing Authority Capital Fund Bonds. Release. On June 8, 2018, Moody’s published a report entitled: Distribution & Supply Chain Services Industry. Release....more
CFTC Statement on Self-Certification of Bitcoin Products by CME, CFE and Cantor Exchange - On December 1, 2017, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") issued a Statement on the Self-Certification of Bitcoin...more
On November 27, 2017, Fitch issued a report entitled: Exposure Draft: Government-Related Entities Rating Criteria. Release. On November 27, 2017, Fitch issued a report entitled: Emerging Market Countries’ Local and...more
SEC Announces the Formation and First Members of Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee - On November 9, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced the formation and first members of its Fixed...more
Agencies to Propose Amending CRA Regulations to Conform to HMDA Regulation Changes, and Remove References to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program - On September 13, 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more
On September 13, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled Third-Party Due Diligence Criteria for U.S. RMBS Transactions. On September 13, 2017, Fitch issued a report entitled Fitch Updates Future Flow Securitisation Criteria;...more
Financial Industry Developments - Federal Reserve Board Approves Extended Transition Period for Deutsche Bank AG, SVB Financial Group, and UBS Group AG to Conform Investments in Certain "Illiquid Funds" to Requirements of...more
On June 7, 2017, Fitch issued a report entitled Fitch Publishes Updated U.S. Timeshare Loan ABS Rating Criteria. Press Release. On June 6, 2017, Fitch issued a report entitled Fitch Updates Structured Finance CDOs...more
Financial Industry Developments - CFPB Proposes to Provide Flexibility in Collecting Information - On March 24, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") released a proposal to amend Equal Credit...more
Financial Industry Developments - Prohibition on Dealing or Investing in Industrial or Commercial Metals - On January 3, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the "OCC") finalized a rule that...more
On January 4, 2017, KBRA updated its methodology for rating Single-Family Rental (SFR) securitizations. Report. On January 4, 2017, KBRA updated its methodology for rating U.S. CMBS multi-borrower securitizations. Report....more
Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Announces Measures to Enhance Protection of Customer Funds - On August 8, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced three separate enhancements...more
On August 10, 2016, KBRA published its rating methodology for global closed-end fund securities issuances. On August 10, 2016, KBRA published its rating methodology for global investment funds. On August 10, 2016,...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