On June 5, Fitch published a methodology for U.S. RMBS Seasoned and Reperforming Loans. Methodology....more
U.S. Financial Industry Developments - ISDA, AFME, ICMA, SIFMA and SIFMA AMG Publish Global Benchmark Report - The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Association of Financial Markets in Europe...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 July 7, 2017, Kroll published its Research Recap for Q2 2017. Here are several articles of interest: ABS: KBRA Comments on Alitalia Extraordinary Administration Request - AVIATION: 2017 Update Aircraft leasing...more
Financial Industry Developments - CFTC Proposes to Amend Rules Governing Chief Compliance Officer Duties and Annual Reports for Certain Registrants - On May 3, 2017, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission...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
On March 29, 2017, Moody’s published its approach to assessing credit risk for multilateral development banks and other supranational entities. Report. On March 28, 2017, DBRS published its methodology for rating...more
Financial Industry Developments - House Committee on Financial Services Comments on OCC Fintech Charter - All 34 Republican members of the Financial Services Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives, including...more
Financial Industry Developments - Federal Reserve Board Announces Finalized Rule Adjusting the Board's Maximum Civil Money Penalties - On January 18, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board announced that it was adjusting...more
Financial Industry Developments - CTFC Approves Re-Proposal of Position Limits Regulation - On December 5, 2016, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") unanimously approved to re-propose rules that...more
Financial Industry Developments - Special Purpose National Bank Charters for FinTech Companies - On December 2, 2016, Comptroller of the Currency, Thomas J. Curry, announced that the Office of the Comptroller of the...more
On November 30, 2016, Fitch published its U.S. water and sewer revenue bond rating criteria. Report. On November 29, 2016, Fitch published its rating criteria for RMBS transactions in Europe, Middle East and Africa...more
On September 24, DBRS published a report describing its approach for monitoring European CMBS ratings. On September 25, DBRS published its methodology for rating European RMBS transactions issued in Europe with residential...more
On August 27, 2015, Fitch updated its criteria for analyzing large loans in U.S. CMBS transactions. On August 28, 2015, Fitch updated its UK Whole Business Securitization rating criteria. On August 28, 2015, Fitch updated its...more
On April 23, Fitch released its updated criteria for rating operational risk of U.S. servicers of RMBS and small balance commercial securities. On April 23, Fitch released its updated criteria for rating operational risk of...more
On March 6, Fitch revised its criteria for rating granular corporate balance-sheet securitizations (SME CLOs). On March 5, Moody’s revised its global approach to data quality evaluation. On March 3, Kroll released CMBS...more