Mortgages, Investment

Could an interest rate reduction reduce government expenditure?

IR Global on 9/6/2024

A 1% reduction in the Bank Rate would reduce the UK government's annual interest charges on the national debt, but the exact amount of the reduction depends on the proportion of the debt that is sensitive to changes in...more

Zombie Mortgages: It’s the Time of the Season When Debt Gets High.

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/24/2024

As Spring came this year, the news was filled with reports that we would see an especially large crop of ciccadas this year as the 13 year brood is coming at the same time as their 17 year cousins. But it isn’t just insects...more

Trading Is Not a Dirty Word (CRE CLO)

Crunched Credit on 2/27/2024

As we begin to reflate the CRE CLO business this year with shrinking spreads and hopefully shrinking SOFR, we need to think of this as CRE CLO 3.0. This business, this technology, which is truly a brilliant way to deliver...more

Structured Finance Spectrum – Winter 2024

Alston & Bird on 2/22/2024

Welcome to the latest edition of the Spectrum, covering hot-topic issues in the structured finance markets in the U.S. and UK. This edition features the shifting single-family rental landscape, what’s next for EDGAR, and...more

The Promise and Potential of Blockchain and New UCC Article 12

Mayer Brown on 12/13/2023

Executive Summary: In the summer and fall of 2022, electronic transactions were undergoing a sea change, but riding different tides: in the summer, the Uniform Law Commission approved a set of amendments to the Uniform...more

PropTech Update 10.16.23

Allen Matkins on 10/18/2023

“Build affordable housing.” Easier said than done. Build it where? Which surplus city properties would be good candidates for this kind of project? What types of policies do a better job of fostering housing development?...more

Weekly IRS Roundup November 7 – November 11, 2022

McDermott Will & Emery on 11/15/2022

Presented below is our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for the week of November 7, 2022 – November 11, 2022....more

FEAR, MONEY & MARKETS: As if Covid Isn’t Enough

Fox Rothschild LLP on 6/7/2022

People often ask divorce lawyers how they do it. My stock answer is that it’s like any other financial transaction, except that the transaction is wrapped in layers and layers of emotion. ...more

Don’t Forget, it’s the Economy Stupid! Aunt Fannie Mae Says the Housing Boom Seems Over

Fox Rothschild LLP on 5/25/2022

It’s not actually Aunt Fannie but her Chief Economist Doug Duncan who has concluded today that the party ended in March as interest rates spiked 200 basis points since January 1. Fannie Mae revised new homes sales for March...more

PropTech Update - August 2020

Allen Matkins on 8/13/2020

How PropTech firms struck deals during lockdown - Bullet The Real Deal – July 27 - During the first half of the year, venture capital funds invested $1.2 billion in 102 PropTech deals, according to PitchBook, compared to...more

RMBS Litigation Relating to Loans Sold Prior to 2008: Are We Finally Nearing The End?

Bilzin Sumberg on 3/17/2020

The years since the 2007–2008 financial crisis have been marked with milestone settlements of claims against the major mortgage “aggregators” (sometimes also known as “investors” in the mortgage purchasing context), who then...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.20.2020 | Top Story: Fed Minutes Show Central Bank Happy With Economy, Worried About Coronavirus

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/20/2020

Newly released minutes from the Fed’s January meeting show central bankers preoccupied with global risks, including the still-growing economic impact of the coronavirus, while still taking a wait-and-see approach to any...more

Financial Daily Dose 9.6.2019 | Top Story: A Preview of Today’s U.S. August Jobs Report

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/6/2019

Jobs Report Friday! Here’s what to look for in the numbers – WSJ and Bloomberg and NYTimes The White House has rolled out its “long-awaited plan” to return federal mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the private...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/8/2017

More on the Saudi crackdown initiated by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the weekend, including the government’s move to confiscate and freeze more than $800 billion in assets from the detailed princes and other...more

SEC No Action Letter Regarding Investments in Credit Risk Transfer Securities

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/25/2017

On October 16, the SEC Division of Investment Management granted no-action relief in response to a request by Orrick on behalf of Redwood Trust. The Redwood request and the SEC staff response impact the way in which...more

SEC No-Action Letter Regarding Investments in Credit Risk Transfer Securities

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/23/2017

On October 16, the SEC Division of Investment Management granted no-action relief in response to a request by Orrick on behalf of Redwood Trust. The Redwood request and the SEC staff response impact the way in which...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 10/13/2017

France Welcomes Foreign and Alternative Capital Providers with Latest Reform of Finance Sector - Long a cornerstone of the French banking system, the "French banking monopoly" largely prevents non-bank entities from...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/23/2017

JPMorgan and other asset managers are pushing hard for a new type of ETF that “mimics active strategies but keeps its investments secret.” The concept hasn’t yet been embraced by the SEC, though the heavy-hitters looking to...more

Does Your Custody Agreement Comply?

K&L Gates LLP on 10/8/2015

All custody agreements will need to comply with new content requirements from 1 November 2015 as set out by the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) in Regulatory Guide 133: Managed investments and custodial...more

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