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
10/25/2017
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Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Investment ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mortgage REITS ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transfer of Interest
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
10/23/2017
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Fannie Mae ,
FHFA ,
Freddie Mac ,
GSE ,
Investment ,
Investment Company Act of 1940 ,
Mortgage REITS ,
Mortgages ,
No-Action Letters ,
Real Estate Market ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Transfer of Interest
On March 24, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB“) released a proposal to amend Equal Credit Opportunity Act regulations. The proposal would provide flexibility for lenders in collecting information about...more
On December 13, 2016, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued a final rule implementing the Duty to Serve provisions mandated by the Federal Housing Enterprises Financial Safety and Soundness Act of 1992, as amended...more
On March 2, S&P updated its criteria for rating certain U.S. RMBS backed by pre-2009 originated mortgage loans. On March 1, Moody’s updated its rating methodology for U.S. public electric utilities with generation ownership...more
On January 6, DBRS published its methodology for rating European commercial mortgage loans and European CMBS transactions. On January 4, DBRS published its preferred share and hybrid security criteria for corporate issuers....more
On July 28, DBRS published methodology for conducting operational risk assessments for U.S. asset-backed securities originators. On July 28, 2015, DBRS published methodology for conducting operational risk assessments for...more
8/4/2015
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Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Bonds ,
Canada ,
Clean Energy ,
DBRS ,
EMEA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Fitch ,
Mortgage Insurance ,
Mortgages ,
Oil & Gas ,
PACE ,
Rating Agencies