News Topic: securitization

The onslaught of regulatory actions against Ocwen may open the door for Nationstar to pick up a massive subservicing portfolio from the beleaguered servicer. ... Read full article

Triumph Bancorp in Texas agreed to sell its CLO management firm just months after new risk retention rules kicked in. ... Read full article

Demographic trends continue to fuel demand for apartments, and there is a large volume of 2007 vintage loans up for refinancing, says Jeffrey Hayward, Fannie Mae's head of multifamily mortgage. ... Read full article

Industry critics argue the Invitation Homes deal will create new risks for Fannie Mae and remove affordable inventory from homebuyers. ... Read full article

It would encourage tighter underwriting of commercial mortgages, something the investors say is sorely needed. ... Read full article

Longer loan terms may be compounding losses when cars are repossessed, a portfolio manager says. ... Read full article

It’s unclear whether connecting lenders and borrowers over the internet offers any advantages over traditional lending, according to panelists at the Structured Finance Industry Group conference in Vegas. ... Read full article

The Structured Finance Industry Group and Chamber of Digital Commerce will explore ways distributed ledger technology might speed transaction processing and improve transparency. ... Read full article

Often, the final trigger leading a client to call me is getting suedfor a credit card. Fear !! Scarlet Letters!! Branded For Life!!  The suit can be a good thing.  You have defenses, and now you start planning for your financial fresh start instead of ... Read full article

There used to be a TV show, weekly, called appropriately "THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS". It provided a satirical review of the weeks happenings - especially politics. Kind of like a fast paced, hit-a-run version of John Stewart. ... Read full article

The other day, I responded to a comment on Twitter from a knowledgeable mortgage financing friend regarding the current housing situation ... Read full article

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This posting's title, with apologies to Carly Simon who wrote and sung Billboard's 72nd most popular song ever, is appropriate if any of us think that the Mortgage Modi ... Read full article

The Wall Street Journal in its February 5-6, 2011 edition had an article by David Benoit, entitled "BofA Sets Mortgage Cleanup Unit". The article about Bank of America was in the middle of the "B" ... Read full article

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Because I am a nerdy restructuring and bankruptcy attorney, I am on a fair number of email listervs with colleagues. One recurring item in our discussions is what legendary bankruptcy attorney Max Gardner calls the “ Alphabet Problem .” If you click on ... Read full article

Because I am a nerdy restructuring and bankruptcy attorney, I am on a fair number of email listervs with colleagues. One recurring item in our discussions is what legendary bankruptcy attorney Max Gardner calls the “ Alphabet Problem .” If you click on ... Read full article

The rock classic “American Pie” was inspired by the tragic death of three rock-n-roll greats, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and Big Bopper Richardson, in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. Don McLean famously coined the term “The Day the Music Died” to ... Read full article