On October 25, 2017, Moody’s published an update to its rating methodology for US Stand-Alone Housing Bond Programs Secured by Credit Enhanced Mortgages. Release....more
On August 24, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB“) issued a new rule that amends the 2015 updates to the Home Mortgage Act (“HMDA“) rules. Under the HMDA rules that are scheduled to take effect in...more
On August 31, 2017, S&P published its methodology for rating U.S. Credit Card Securitizations.
On August 31, 2017, S&P published a Table of Contents to its Structured Finance Criteria. ...more
On June 29, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC“) announced that it would begin to allow issuers to file draft initial registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act“) on a...more
On July 5, 2017, the Federal Reserve Board (the “Board“) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC“) posted the public portions of the annual resolution plans, commonly known as living wills, for eight of the...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
On May 10, 2017, DBRS published its general corporate rating methodology.
On May 10, 2017, DBRS published its methodology for rating companies in the capital goods dealership industry....more
On March 15, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB“) ordered Nationstar Mortgage LLC (“Nationstar“) to pay a $1.75 million civil penalty for violating the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (“HMDA“) by consistently...more
On March 16, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled General Corporate Methodology. Report.
On March 16, 2017, DBRS issued a report entitled North American Single-Asset/Single-Borrower Methodology. Report.
On March 16,...more
On March 15, 2017, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC“) issued a “Draft Licensing Manual Supplement for Evaluating Charter Applications from Financial Technology Companies,” which provides additional details...more