On 17 June 2025, the European Commission (the "Commission") published its proposed measures to revive the securitisation framework in the European Union ("EU"), with a view to making it simpler and more fit for purpose. This...more
The new securitisation framework will combine three sets of overlapping rules, in an effort to repeal and replace retained EU law in the UK. The missing piece of the puzzle to the UK’s new securitisation framework became...more
The UK and Europe have released a number of updated requirements for securitisations that, while not effecting material changes, are notable in their scope and number. Below, we give a brief guide to these changes and their...more
Recent changes to the Securitisation Regulation allow eligible servicers in the EU to retain the 5% net economic interest in traditional securitisations of non-performing exposures (NPEs). The European Banking Authority (EBA)...more
Il Decreto Legge 26 ottobre 2019 n. 124 (“Decreto Fiscale”), pubblicato nella Gazzetta Ufficiale n. 252, del 26 ottobre 2019 e, convertito in Legge n. 157, del 19 dicembre 2019, ha introdotto all’art. 41-bis la c.d. norma...more
Originators, sponsors, and issuers should prepare now for the new securitisation disclosure and reporting rules. Key Points: ..Disclosure and reporting standards under the EU Securitisation Regulation are finalised but...more
The Securitisation Regulation applies to securitisations, the securities of which are issued (or where no securities are issued, the securitisation positions of which are created) on or after 1 January 2019....more
U.S. CMBS issuance equalled approximately $171 billion during 2018. In the same period, European CMBS issuance equalled approximately €4 billion which, whilst not close to the issuance levels of the U.S. CMBS market,...more
Ordinance No. 2017-1432 dated Oct. 4, 2017 (the Ordinance), together with its two implementing decrees dated Nov. 19, 2018, is bringing significant changes to the French legal framework for asset management and direct...more
On 22 August 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published its Final Report on the technical standards on disclosure requirements under the EU Securitisation Regulation (the “Final Report”)....more
On 31 July 2018, the European Banking Authority (“EBA”) published its final draft Regulatory Technical Standards on the risk retention requirements (the “draft Risk Retention RTS”) under the EU regulation intended to lay down...more
Division of Investment Management of the SEC Issues No-Action Letter to SSB - On May 8, 2018, the Chief Counsel's Office of the Division of Investment Management ("IM") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the...more
On 30 June 2017, the Decision of the Bank of Italy of 7 June 2017, entitled “Provisionson disclosure and statistical obligations for vehicle companies involved in securitization transactions” (the “Decision”) was published in...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is releasing a rule today that will ban consumer financial services providers from “prohibiting customers, through contracts with mandatory arbitration clauses, from filing or joining...more
In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFPB Final Rule on Mortgage Servicing Standards - Joint Rule on Appraisals for Higher-Priced Mortgage Loans - CFPB Final Rule on Written Appraisals - SEC...more