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House of Representatives Passes Housing Package (5.8.08)
Senate Banking Committee Holds Hearing on Regulation of Investment Banks (5.7.08)
President Bush Signs Student Loan Legislation (5.7.08)
Fed Chairman Delivers Speech on Housing Market (5.5.08)
Fed Proposes Rules re Unfair Credit Card Practices (5.2.08)
MA Appeals Court Declines Fremont's Petition for Relief (5.2.08)
Fed Expands Eligible Collateral for TSLF to Include AAA-Rated ABS (5.2.08)
House Committee to Vote on FHA Legislation (5.1.08)
Treasury Assistant Secretary Addresses Market Turmoil (5.1.08)
FDIC Proposes Authorization of HOP Loans (4.30.08)
OTS Submits Comment Letter on Home Valuation Code and Agreements (4.30.08)
Fitch Announces Potential Complementary Rating Scales for Structured Finance (4.29.08)
FHA Releases Guidance re Nontraditional Credit Verification and Evaluation (4.29.08)
Student Loan Legislation Introduced in the House (4.29.08)
CRAs Submit Letter re Potential Changes to IOSCO CRA Code of Conduct (4.25.08)
Senator Introduces Servicer Safe Harbor Legislation (4.23.08)
SEC Chairman Testifies Regarding CRA Reform (4.22.08)
Representative Frank Introduces FHA Bill (4.17.08)
FHFB Issues Proposed Rule to Establish Set-Aside Programs for Refinancing Subprime Mortgage Loans (4.16.08)
PWG Releases Best Practices for Hedge Fund Investors and Asset Managers (4.15.08)
Senior Supervisors Group Releases Report on Disclosure Practices (4.11.08)
Senator Kerry Introduces Student Loan Legislation (4.10.08)
Senate Passes Foreclosure Prevention Legislation and Tables Bankruptcy Amendment (4.10.08)
IIF Releases Report on Financial Markets Best Practices (4.9.08)
House Committee Passes Student Loan Legislation (4.9.08)
S&P Requests Loan-Level Performance Data and Confirmation of Data Accuracy (4.9.08)
Bush Administration Announces Expansion of FHA Secure Eligibility Requirements (4.9.08)
Representative Kanjorski Introduces Student Loan Liquidity Legislation (4.8.08)
FSF Releases Report on Recommendations for Recent Market Turmoil (4.7.08)
Senate Committee Holds Hearings on Housing and Financial Markets (4.3.08)
FASB Addresses FAS 140 and FIN 46(R) Amendments (4.2.08)
Joint Forum Releases Credit Risk Transfer Paper (4.1.08)
Senator Releases Draft Legislation on Bankruptcy Reform (4.1.08)
Treasury Department Releases Blueprint for Financial Regulatory Structure Reform (3.31.08)
Fed Chairman Delivers Testimony re Housing and Financial Markets (4.2.08
FASB to Discuss FAS 140 and QSPEs (3.27.08)
Federal Reserve Governor Delivers Speech on Foreclosure Prevention and HOEPA (3.26.08)
Treasury Secretary Addresses Financial and Housing Markets (3.26.08)
IOSCO Releases CRA Report (3.26.08)
OFHEO Issues Notice on Conforming Loan Limit Calculations (3.26.08)
Moody's Releases Proposed Changes for Residential Mortgage Securitizations (3.26.08)
Senator Dodd Releases Discussion FHA Draft Legislation (3.25.08)
CRS Releases Report on Historical Analysis of Government Market Interventions (3.25.08)
California Senate Passes Bill on Exclusion of Mortgage Debt (3.24.08)
FHFB Permits Increase on Purchase of MBS (3.24.08)
Fannie Mae Issues Updates and Clarifications to Maximum Financing Policy (3.24.08)
S&P Releases Changes to U.S. RMBS Jumbo Reverse Mortgage Assumptions (3.20.08)
OFHEO Announces Liquidity Initiative Involving GSE Capital Surplus (3.19.08)
Congressmen Issue Letter on Student Loan Funding (3.18.08)
Fed Announces Creation of Primary Dealer Credit Facility (3.16.08)
Fed Chairman Delivers Speech on Proposed HOEPA Regulations (3.14.08)
President's Working Group Releases Policy Statement on Financial Market Developments (3.13.08)
Joint Economic Committee of Congress to Hold Hearing on U.S. Economic Outlook (3.13.08)
Senator Announces Release of FHA Proposal (3.13.08)
Castle-Kanjorski Loan Modification Safe Harbor Bill Introduced in House (3.12.08)
Senate and House Committees to Hold Hearings on HUD Oversight (3.12.08)
Fed Governor Delivers Speech on Risk Management (3.11.08)
Fannie Mae Announces Jumbo-Conforming Mortgage Requirements in Light of Economic Stimulus Package (3.6.08)
Joint Economic Committee Releases Report on MBA Foreclosure Data (3.6.08)
Senior Financial Supervisors Release Report on Risk Management Practices (3.6.08)
IRS to Hold Hearing on Proposed Regulations on Commercial Mortgage Loans (3.6.08)
Senate Committee Holds Hearings on the State of the Banking Industry and Reforming GSE Regulation (3.4.08)
Fed Chairman Delivers Speech on Foreclosure Prevention (3.4.08)
Federal Banking Regulators Issue Letter on Loan Modifications (3.3.08)
Treasury Secretary Delivers Speech on Housing Markets (3.3.08)
NY AG Reaches Agreement with GSEs on Appraisals (3.3.08)
Fannie Mae Announces Release of Program to Provide Unsecured Loans (3.3.08)
OCC Announces Data Requirements for Large Bank Mortgage Servicers (2.29.08)
Senate Action on Foreclosure Prevention Act Postponed (2.28.08)
House Committee Releases Plan to Address Housing Market Crisis (2.28.08)
OFHEO Lifts GSE Portfolio Caps (2.27.08)
S&P Issues Report on Derivative Counterparty Framework and Covered Bonds (2.26.08)
Fannie Mae Releases LLPA Amounts Applicable to Loans Delivered (2.26.08)
Senate Expected to Proceed with Compromise Language of Foreclosure Prevention Act (2.26.08)
Massachusetts Court Issues Injunction Restricting Subprime Lender's Ability to Foreclose (2.25.08)
FreedomWorks Releases Paper on Subprime Mortgage Reform Programs (2.21.08)
FASB Issues FSP FAS 140-3 (2.20.08)
S&P Releases Revised U.S. RMBS Nonconforming Reverse Mortgage Assumptions (2.19.08)
HOPE NOW Alliance Members Adopt Project Lifeline (2.19.08)
OTS Releases Foreclosure Prevention Plan (2.19.08)
Federal Reserve Governor Delivers Speech on Responding to Financial Disruptions (2.15.08)
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Bond Insurance Industry (2.14.08)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on U.S. Economy and Financial Markets (2.14.08)
SEC Votes to Propose Elimination of Paper Requirements for Foreign Issuers (2.13.08)
SEC Task Force Releases Report on Financial Reporting (2.13.08)
President Signs Economic Stimulus Package (2.13.08)
Treasury Secretary Delivers Speech on Private Sector Foreclosure Prevention Efforts (2.12.08)
SEC Chairman Delivers Speech on Agency's Priorities for 2008 (2.8.08)
State Foreclosure Prevention Working Group Releases Report on Loan Modifications and Loss Mitigation Strategies (2.7.08)
S&P Announces Initiatives Aimed at Improving Ratings Process (2.7.08)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on GSEs (2.7.08)
IOSCO Releases Statement on Investor Reporting of Accounting Frameworks (2.6.08)
FSF Releases Interim Report on Recent Market Volatility (2.5.08)
IOSCO Announces Potential Changes to Code of Conduct Fundamentals for CRAs (2.5.08)
Moody's Issues Request for Comment on Differentiating Structured Finance and Corporate Ratings (2.4.08)
Fitch Issues Request for Comment on Methodology for Corporate CDOs (2.4.08)
S&P Issues Request for Comment on Loan Level Fields for RMBS Issuers (2.1.08)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Foreclosure Prevention (1.31.08)
Treasury Secretary Delivers Speech on U.S. Economy and Housing Markets (1.30.08)
FASB Holds Board Meeting Addressing Relief From FAS 114 (1.30.08)
House Passes Economic Stimulus Package (1.29.08)
Senate Committee Chairman and Treasury Secretary Hold Meeting on Stimulus Package and Foreclosure Prevention (1.25.08)
U.S. Conference of Mayors Issues Letter (1.24.08)
Senate Committee Chairman Holds Press Conference on Financial Market Volatility and U.S. Economy (1.23.08)
House Subcommittee Chairman Issues Letter Regarding Downgrades of Bond Insurers (1.23.08)
Treasury Secretary Delivers Speech on U.S. Economy and Housing Markets (1.22.08)
Ohio Attorney General Sues GSE (1.18.08)
President Announces Economic Growth Package (1.18.08)
HUD Releases 2008 FHA Maximum Mortgage Limits (1.18.08)
FDIC Chairman Delivers Speech on Housing Market and Structured Credit Products (1.17.08)
S&P Releases Update on Corporate Market Value Securitization Methodology (1.17.08)
MBA Releases Report on Loss Mitigation Activities (1.17.08)
Moody's Releases Reports on SIVs (1.16.08)
OFHEO Releases Report Analyzing Differences between OFHEO and S&P/Case-Shiller House Price Indexes (1.15.08)
S&P Revises Interest Rate Vectors for U.S. RMBS (1.11.08)
Federal Reserve Governor Delivers Speech on Monetary Policy and Financial Disruptions (1.11.08)
OFHEO Issues Note on Conforming Loan Limits (1.11.08)
OFHEO Issues Guidance on Standards to Address Mortgage Fraud (1.10.08)
Proposed TILA Rule Published in Federal Register (1.9.08)
HUD Proposes Changes to HECM Rules (1.8.08)
SEC Issues Guidance on Application of FAS 140 to ASF Streamlined Framework (1.8.08)
Treasury Secretary Delivers Speech on U.S. Housing and Capital Markets (1.7.08)
Fitch Releases Criteria on CMBS Multi-Borrower Model (1.4.08)
Federal Bankruptcy Court Maintains Servicing Rights of Mortgage Lender (1.4.08)
CRS Releases Reports on Legislation Regarding Mortgage Bankruptcy Legislation (1.2.08)
OFHEO Announces Third Quarter 2007 Minimum and Risk-Based Capital Classification for GSEs (12.27.07)
CRS Releases Reports on Legislation Regarding Mortgage Debt Forgiveness (12.26.07)
Fannie Mae to Reimburse Servicers (12.20.07)
FASB Approves FAS 133 DIG E23 Regarding SFAS 157 and the Short-Cut Method (12.20.07)
JEC Releases 2007 Joint Economic Report (12.20.07)
President Bush Signs Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Legislation (12.20.07)
S&P Releases Revised Default and Loss Curves for U.S. Alt-A RMBS Transactions (12.19.07)
Senators Introduce Legislation on Mortgage Revenue Bonds (12.19.07)
House Passes TRIA Legislation (12.18.07)
House Passes Amendment to Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Legislation (12.18.07)
ESF Issues Standardized Loan-by-Loan Data File Format for UK Non-Conforming RMBS (12.18.07)
Fed Releases Proposed Mortgage Lending Regulations (12.18.07)
Moody's Releases Survey Results on Servicers' Loss Mitigation Activities (12.17.07)
Senate Passes FHA Reform Bill (12.14.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Housing Issues (12.13.07)
House Committee Passes Substitute Mortgage Bankruptcy Legislation (12.12.07)
Senator Introduces Subprime Lending Bill (12.12.07)
Freddie Mac Announces Changes for Purchasing Delinquent Loans (12.10.07)
Fannie Mae Issues Enhancements to Streamlined Refinance Mortgage Products (12.7.07)
Federal Banking and Thrift Agencies Issue Final Basel II Capital Rule (12.7.07)
Democratic Senators Issue Letter on HOEPA (12.7.07)
FDIC Chairman Issues Statement on Streamlining Guidance (12.6.07)
IRS Issues Guidance Regarding Streamlined Loan Modifications and REMICs (12.6.07)
President Speaks on Private Sector and Government Sponsored Foreclosure Prevention Initiatives (12.6.07)
Congressional Budget Office Testifies on Current Economic Situation (12.5.07)
Senators Issue Letter on Administration's Subprime Initiatives (12.5.07)
FBI Releases Mortgage Fraud Report (12.4.07)
Treasury Secretary Speaks on Mortgage Markets (12.3.07)
Fitch to Conduct Reviews of Mortgage Origination/Acquisition Practices (11.28.07)
OTS to Hold National Housing Forum (11.28.07)
Senator Makes Announcement on Bankruptcy Reform Legislation (11.28.07)
GSEs to Maintain 2007 Loan Level Limits (11.27.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Subprime Market and U.S. Veterans (9.27.07)
SEC Requests Comments on Proposed Rule on DTC Structured Securities Operational Arrangements (11.26.07)
SEC Solicits Comments on Proposed Rule on DTC Structured Securities Eligibility and Payment Processing (11.26.07)
Federal Reserve Governor Delivers Speech on Risk Management and Economic Outlook (11.16.07)
House Passes Subprime Lending Bill (11.15.07)
Fitch Releases Report on Criteria for CDOs with U.S. Subprime Exposure (11.15.07)
OFHEO Releases Performance and Accountability Report (11.15.07)
Administration Expresses Concerns on Subprime Lending Bill (11.14.07)
FASB Issues Updates on FAS 140-d (11.14.07)
FHA Reform Delayed in the Senate (11.14.07)
Canada's Minister of Finance Tables Motion on Withholding Tax (11.13.07)
Ginnie Mae Releases Report to Congress (11.13.07)
Ginnie Mae Announces Changes in Tax Information Reported by Issuers (11.13.07)
CEPR and ICMB Release Report on International Financial Stability Addressing Structured Products (11.12.07)
IMF Releases Report on Strengthening Financial Systems in Europe (11.12.07)
Ginnie Mae Issues Reverse Mortgage Deal MBS (11.9.07)
House of Representatives Passes Bill Addressing the Discharge of Mortgage Indebtedness (11.9.07)
JEC Holds Hearing on U.S. Economic Outlook (11.8.07)
IRS and Department of Treasury Request Comments on Proposed Rules on Commercial Mortgage Loan Modifications (11.8.07)
NY Attorney General Subpoenas GSEs and Demands Independent Examiner (11.7.07)
FASB Holds Education Session Addressing FAS 140-d (11.7.07)
House Committee Holds Markup on Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act (11.7.07)
FASB Holds Education Session on FAS 157 and FAS 140-d (11.7.07)
House Committee Passes Subprime Legislation (11.6.07)
Federal Reserve Releases Report on Survey on Bank Lending Practices (11.5.07)
Federal Reserve Governor Speaks on Subprime Lending (11.5.07)
Federal Reserve Approves Final Rules on Basel II (11.2.07)
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Foreclosure Prevention (11.2.07)
FTC Issues Mortgage Disclosure Comments to Federal Banking Regulators (11.1.07)
OCC Approves Final Rule on Basel II Capital Accord (11.1.07)
Treasury Secretary Issues Comments on HOPE NOW Alliance (10.31.07)
S&P Issues Revised Guidelines on CDO Rating Methodology (10.30.07)
Fannie Mae Makes Announcement on TPO Statistics and New Pool Prefixes (10.30.07)
House Committee Passes Homeowners Defense Act (9.26.07)
OTS Director Delivers Speech on Home Mortgage Market (10.26.07)
The Bank of England Releases Financial Report on Monetary and Financial Stability (10.26.07)
JEC Releases Report on Subprime Market (10.25.07)
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on International Accounting Standards (10.24.07)
Subprime Lending Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives (10.24.07)
S&P Requests Comments on Providing RMBS Loan-Level Performance Data (10.23.07)
FASB and IASB Staff Release Presentation on Derecognition (10.23.07)
Financial Stability Forum to Produce Report on Securitization (10.23.07)
FDIC Chairman Speaks on Covered Bonds (10.22.07)
CRS Releases Report on Securitization and the Subprime Market (10.22.07)
Subprime Lending Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives (10.22.07)
FASB Releases Updates on FAS 140 Project (10.19.07)
Senator Introduces Foreclosure Prevention Legislation Involving Retirement Account Withdrawals (10.19.07)
Democratic Senate Committee Members Issue Letter on Loan Modifications (10.17.07)
OFHEO Makes Announcement on Reducing Conforming Loan Limits for 2008 (10.16.07)
Ginnie Mae to Issue New Multiple-Issuers Pool Type (10.16.07)
GAO Releases Report on Foreclosure and Default Trends and Housing Market Developments (10.16.07)
Treasury Secretary Speaks on Housing and Mortgage Market Developments (10.16.07)
Congressman Introduces Bill Addressing Abusive and Deceptive Practices for Mortgage Servicing and Appraisals (10.16.07)
S&P Issues Changes to RMBS Interest Rate Vectors (10.15.07)
Fed Chairman Speaks on Turmoil in Financial Markets (10.15.07)
Senator to Introduce Bill to Raise Loan Limits of GSEs (10.11.07)
OFHEO Issues Proposed Rule on Loss Severity Calculations (10.11.07)
S&P Issues Revised Guidelines on Loan Modifications and Capitalized Reimbursement Amounts (10.11.07)
Fannie Mae Announces Changes to Procedures Regarding Delinquent Loans and MBS Pools (10.10.07)
House Passes Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act (10.10.07)
Fitch Releases Report on CMBS Servicer Operating Statement Collection and Reporting (10.8.07)
Federal Reserve Governor Speaks on Financial Stability and the Role of the Fed (10.5.07)
OCC Releases Results of Survey on Bank Underwriting Standards (10.4.07)
HUD Makes Announcement on Housing Counseling Grants (10.4.07)
House Subcommittee Approves Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act (10.4.07)
Senators Introduce Bills on Mortgage Bankruptcy (10.3.07)
S&P Updates CDO Methodology (10.3.07)
HUD Makes Announcement on Housing Counseling Grants (10.3.07)
Comptroller of the Currency Speaks on Risk Management and Commercial Real Estate Lending (10.2.07)
HUD Issues Final Rule for Mortgagees with Mortgages in Default (10.1.07)
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Rating Agencies and the Structured Finance Market (9.27.07)
House Committee Passes Housing Measures (9.26.07)
House Committee to Hold Hearing on the Ability of Regulators to Address Problems in Financial Markets (9.26.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on the Role of Rating Agencies in the Subprime Market (9.26.07)
Moody's Proposes Changes to Non-Prime RMBS Securitizations (9.25.07)
Fitch Releases Updates on Commodities CDO Criteria (9.25.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Housing Needs in the Gulf Coast (9.25.07)
House Judiciary Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Loan Modifications in Bankruptcy (9.25.07)
SEC Registers Rating Agencies as NRSROs (9.24.07)
CAQ Submits Updated Accounting White Papers (9.22.07)
Moody's Modifies Structured Finance CDO Assumptions (9.21.07)
Federal Reserve Governor Speaks on the Subprime Market (9.21.07)
Moody's Releases Loan Modification Survey Results (9.21.07)
Fitch Releases Report on Rating Structured Investment Vehicles (9.19.07)
S&P Requests Comments on Derivative Counterparty Criteria for Covered Bonds (9.19.07)
OTS Director Speaks on Home Mortgage Market (9.19.07)
OFHEO Provides Flexibility to GSE Portfolios (9.19.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing to Mark-Up Homeownership and FHA Legislation (9.19.07)
Senate Committee Passes Legislation on FHA (9.19.07)
JEC Holds Hearing on Subprime Market (9.19.07)
House Passes Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (9.19.07)
FHA Requests Comments on Risk-Based Mortgage Insurance Programs (9.18.07)
House Committee Passes Legislation to Expand Consumer Protection (9.18.07)
House Passes Legislation on FHA Reform (9.18.07)
Fitch Publishes Report on Mortgage Servicer Rating Criteria (9.14.07)
JEC Releases Research Report on Subprime Mortgage Market (9.13.07)
Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Release 2006 HMDA Data (9.12.07)
Senate Passes Measure on Foreclosure Prevention (9.12.07)
IOSCO Announces Meeting with Rating Agencies (9.11.07)
Federal Banking Regulators Request Comments on Joint Proposal for Additional Mortgage Information (9.11.07)
Iowa Asst. Attorney General Releases Report on Subprime Market (9.10.07)
House Committee Chairman Issues Letter on GSEs (9.7.07)
House Subcommittees Hold Hearing on the Homeowners Defense Act of 2007 (9.6.07)
S&P Requests Comments on Capital Adequacy of Financial Guarantors (9.6.07)
OFHEO Director Issues Letter on Role of GSEs in Subprime Market (9.6.07)
Congressmen Release Conference Package on Student Loans (9.5.07)
HUD Issues Letter on FHASecure (9.5.07)
European Commissioner Issues Speech on Subprime Mortgage Market (9.5.07)
Senator to Introduce Legislation to Expand HOEPA (9.5.07)
House Committee Announces Updates to Hearing (9.4.07)
Federal Regulatory Agencies and CSBS Issue Statement on Loss Mitigation Strategies for Servicers of Residential Mortgages (9.4.07)
Fannie Mae Releases Updates to Selling Guide (8.31.07)
House Committee Chairman Issues Statement on Mortgage Markets (8.31.07)
Federal Reserve Chairman Speaks on Housing Market (8.31.07)
President Speaks on Homeownership Financing (8.31.07)
Ginnie Mae Eliminates Home Loan Limits for VA (8.30.07)
Fitch Call on U.S. Homebuilding Rating Actions (8.30.07)
OCC Releases Report on Assisted Mortgage Programs (8.28.07)
Congressman Submits Letter on Foreclosure Prevention (8.23.07)
Congressman Submits Letters on Mortgage Market (8.22.07)
Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Proposed Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (8.22.07)
Moody's Releases Report on Updates to U.S. Alt-A RMBS Methodology (8.21.07)
Moody's Releases Report on Updates for Analyzing Delinquent Loans for U.S. RMBS (8.21.07)
Policy Makers Hold Meeting on Subprime Market (8.21.07)
Fannie Mae Releases Changes to the Underwriting Method for Short-Term ARM Loans (8.21.07)
Fannie Mae Releases List of Ineligible Mega Pools for Re-securitization (8.20.07)
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Credit and Mortgage Markets (8.17.07)
Fed Takes Discount Rate Action (8.17.07)
Congressmen Urge Senate to Increase Conforming Loan Limits of GSEs (8.17.07)
Fitch Releases CDO Methodology Revisions (8.15.07)
Fannie Mae Releases Updates in Response to Subprime Mortgage Guidance (8.15.07)
Moody's Holds Call on U.S. RMBS Alt-A and Option ARM Methodologies (8.15.07)
Fed Issues Report to Congress on Credit Scoring (8.15.07)
Fitch Releases Revisions on Loan Documentation Programs for Residential Mortgage Loans (8.14.07)
Federal Regulatory Agencies Issue Illustrations Relating to Federal Subprime Statement (8.14.07)
OFHEO Director Issues Statement on Portfolio Caps (8.10.07)
Fed Provides Liquidity to Financial Markets (8.10.07)
S&P Revises RMBS Interest Rate Vectors (8.9.07)
House Committee to Hold Hearing on Predatory Lending (8.9.07)
Congressman Issues Statement on Regulatory Actions in the Subprime Market (8.9.07)
Fitch Releases New Surveillance Methodology for Vintage U.S. Subprime RMBS (8.8.07)
OTS to Hold Second Annual National Housing Forum (8.7.07)
Fitch Issues U.S. RMBS Criteria Changes for Newly Issued Transactions (8.6.07)
Secretary of Education Issues Statement on Student Loan Bills (8.3.07)
OTS Releases Notice on Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices (8.3.07)
Fannie Mae Releases Changes and Clarifications to Selling and Servicing Guides (8.2.07)
Moody's Issues Review of Recent Subprime Methodology Revisions (8.2.07)
House Committee Passes Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (8.1.07)
Fitch Updates ABS Seller\Servicer Criteria (8.1.07)
Freddie Mac Issues Revised Postsettlement Delivery Fee Rates (8.1.07)
Senate Committee Passes Private Student Loan Transparency and Improvement Act (8.1.07)
Fed Issues Trigger Adjustment Amounts under Truth in Lending Act (8.1.07)
House Committee Passes Affordable Housing Trust Fund (7.31.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Securities Market (7.31.07)
Fannie Mae to Release MBS Statistics (7.31.07)
OTS Revises Examination Handbook on Mortgage Banking (7.31.07)
State Financial Regulators Issue Model Guidelines for Subprime Lenders and Brokers (7.31.07)
Moody's Updates Option ARM RMBS Rating Methodology (7.31.07)
Moody's Updates U.S. Alt-A RMBS Methodology (7.31.07)
House Subcommittee Postpones Hearing on Credit-Based Insurance (7.27.07)
OCC Director of Compliance Speaks On Fair Lending (7.25.07)
SEC Issues Request for Comments on IFRS in the U.S. (7.25.07)
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Terrorism Risk Insurance (7.24.07)
FASB issues FSP FAS 140-d (7.24.07)
SEC Issues Response on FAS 140 and Loan Modifications (7.24.07)
HUD Permits LIBOR as Acceptable Indices for ARMs and HECMs (7.20.07)
Federal Banking Agencies Reach Joint Agreement on Basel II (7.20.07)
Federal Reserve Chairman Testifies on Subprime Market (7.19.07)
Congressman Issues Statement on Subprime Mortgage Foreclosures (7.18.07)
OFHEO Director Speaks on Housing, Subprime, and GSE Reform (7.18.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on FHA Programs (7.18.07)
Federal Reserve Chairman Testifies on Subprime Mortgage Lending (7.18.07)
Congressman Introduces Anti-Predatory Lending Bill (7.18.07)
Congressmen Call on Federal Regulators for Consensus on Basel II (7.17.07)
Regulatory Agencies to Conduct Pilot Program on Supervision of Subprime Mortgage Lending (7.17.07)
State Financial Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Subprime Mortgage Lending (7.17.07)
House Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on HMDA (7.16.07)
Fitch Revises CDO Rating Methodology (7.13.07)
Industry Associations Call for Withdrawal of Guidance on Conforming Loan Limits (7.13.07)
GSEs Issue Letters Regarding Interagency Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Products (7.13.07)
Federal Reserve Governor Speaks on Basel II (7.12.07)
Subprime Lending Reform Legislation Introduced (7.12.07)
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Consumer Credit (7.11.07)
HUD Announces Creation of New Lending Division (7.11.07)
OCC Chief Counsel Speaks on Implications of Watters v. Wachovia (7.11.07)
Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release Proposed Revisions to Q&A Regarding Community Reinvestment (7.11.07)
Massachusetts Attorney General Enters Agreement to Provide Foreclosure Relief (7.11.07)
Industry Associations Release Principles on Retail Structured Products (7.10.07)
Fitch Publishes Report on Basel IA (7.5.07)
OCC Publishes Downloadable Illustrations of Information on Nontraditional Mortgage Products (7.5.07)
0CC Proposes Rule to Reduce Regulatory Burden (7.3.07)
Fitch Updates Model to Quantify Risk in ABCP Conduits (7.2.07)
House Subcommittee Announces Hearing on Affordable Housing Preservation (7.2.07)
Moody's Publishes Auto Loan ABS Methodology (6.29.07)
Government Accountability Office Publishes Report on FHA Modernization Proposals (6.29.07)
Congress Unveils National Affordable Housing Trust Fund (6.28.07)
SEC Establishes Committee to Examine Financial Reporting Systems (6.27.07)
US Treasury Secretary Announces Plan to Increase US Markets' Global Competitiveness (6.27.07)
SEC Commissioner Speaks on Supervision, Leveraged Lending and Risk (6.27.07)
House Committee Holds Hearing with SEC on Market Oversight (6.26.07)
S&P Releases Report on Revised Counterparty Framework (6.26.07)
OCC Releases Report on Servicers and Foreclosure Prevention (6.26.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Mortgage Abuse (6.26.07)
OFHEO Releases Paper on Primary and Secondary Mortgage Markets (6.25.07)
HUD Hosts Homeownership Summit in California (6.25.07)
House Passes FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Bill (6.25.07)
FASB Hosts Educational Forum (6.22.07)
House Introduces Bill and Holds Hearing on Terrorism Risk Insurance (6.21.07)
OFHEO Requests Comments on Conforming Loan Limit Guidance (6.20.07)
House Committee Announces Hearing on Investor Protection (6.20.07)
Senate Committee Accounces Hearing on Mortgage Abuse (6.20.07)
S&P Requests Comments on Revised Guidelines Relating to RMBS Loan Modifications (6.18.07)
US Treasury Department Hosts Homeownership Meeting (6.18.07)
Congressmen Send Letter to SEC Regarding FAS 140 (6.15.07)
Federal Reserve Board Holds Hearing On Mortgage Lending (6.14.07)
Nevada Amends Anti-Predatory Lending Law (6.14.07)
FASB Discusses Proposed FSP on FAS 140 (6.13.07)
House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Credit Card Consumer Protection (6.7.07)
Financial Services Committee Chairman Comments on Basel Floor (6.7.07)
House Committee Announces Hearing on Consumer Protection (6.6.07)
Moody's Updates Subprime RMBS Ratings Analysis (6.5.07)
Federal Reserve Chairman Speaks on Subprime Lending (6.5.07)
SEC Publishes Final Rules on Credit Rating Agency Oversight (6.5.07)
Fair Isaac Announces Adjustments to FICO Scoring Formula (6.5.07)
Fitch Updates US RMBS and HEL ABS Criteria (6.4.07)
HUD Secretary Speaks on Homeownership and FHA Reform (6.4.07)
Massachusetts Attorney General Requests Comments on Mortgage Brokers and Mortgage Lenders Regulations (6.1.07)
Federal Regulators Issue Illustrations of Consumer Information for Nontraditional Mortgage Products (5.31.07)
FASB Discusses FAS 140 Amendments Project and Proposed FSP (5.30.07)
Fitch Updates Asset Manager Rating Criteria (5.29.07)
Fannie Mae Announces Effective Date for Updated Single-Family MBS Master Trust Agreement (5.29.07)
S&P Issues Methodology for Rating Global Structured Finance Securities (5.29.07)
Federal Reserve Board Announces Topics for June Hearing on Abusive Lending (5.29.07)
House Committee Passes FHA Manufactured Housing Loan Modernization Bill (5.23.07)
Federal Reserve Board Governor Speaks on Consumer Credit Disclosures (5.23.07)
Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposed Amendments to Regulation Z (5.23.07)
Comptroller of the Currency Speaks on Subprime Lending (5.23.07)
SEC Adopts Rules on Credit Rating Agency Oversight (5.23.07)
House Passes GSE Reform Bill (5.22.07)
Financial Services Trade Groups Issue Statement on Subprime Lending (5.21.07)
Federal Reserve Director Testifies on Subprime Lending and Foreclosures (5.21.07)
Federal Reserve Chairman Responds to Senator's Letter on Predatory Lending (5.18.07)
Senators Urge Regulators to Finalize Subprime Guidance (5.18.07)
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Speaks on Subprime Market (5.17.07)
Federal Reserve Board Vice Chairman Speaks on Derivatives and Systemic Risk (5.16.07)
White House Issues Statement on GSE Reform Bill (5.16.07)
HUD Publishes Study of HECM Loan Level Data (5.15.07)
Moody's to Revise Assumed CDO Correlations (5.15.07)
Senator Proposes Legislation on Foreclosure Prevention (5.14.07)
FASB Issues Staff Position on FIN 46(R) (5.11.07)
Congressmen Call for Increased Federal Consumer Protection (5.11.07)
Fitch Publishes Criteria Report on Credit Risk Models (5.8.07)
FASB to Issue Proposed Staff Position on Transfers of Financial Assets (5.8.07)
S&P Updates Framework for Applying Counterparty And Supporting Party Criteria (5.8.07)
House Committee Holds Hearing on Secondary Market and Subprime Lending (5.8.07)
Ginnie Mae Proposes Rule on Issuance of Physical Certificates (5.7.07)
Shadow Regulatory Committee Releases Statement on Subprime Lending (5.7.07)
S&P Revises RMBS Closed-End Second-Lien Cash Flow Methodology (5.4.07)
FASB Announces Board Meeting to Discuss Transfers of Financial Assets (5.3.07)
Federal Reserve Board Announces Hearing on Abusive Lending Practices (5.3.07)
Senators Propose Legislation to Regulate Mortgage Brokers and Assist Borrowers (5.3.07)
House Committee Passes FHA Reform Bill (5.3.07)
FICC Files Rule Changes on Member Disqualification Criteria and Hearing Procedures (5.2.07)
House Committee Announces Hearing on Secondary Market and Subprime Lending (5.2.07)
Senator Dodd Releases Statement of Principles on Mortgage Foreclosures (5.2.07)
House Committee Holds Hearing on Consumer Protection (5.1.07)
U.S. and European Union Reach Financial Services Agreement (4.30.07)
Massachusetts Governor Announces Statewide Foreclosure Suspension (4.30.07)
House Committee Holds Hearing on Credit Card Issues (4.26.07)
Freddie Mac Updates Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (4.25.07)
Ginnie Mae Announces It Will Allow Fixed Rate Bonds to be Structured as Zero Day Delay REMIC Classes (4.25.07)
Congressmen Call for Investigation into Foreclosures (4.25.07)
Senators Introduce Legislation to Prevent Mortgage Fraud (4.25.07)
Comptroller of the Currency Speaks on Subprime Market (4.24.07)
OFHEO Director Speaks on Subprime Market (4.23.07)
Senators Urge Federal Reserve Board to Issue Regulations on Predatory Lending (4.23.07)
Federal Reserve Board Issues Proposed Amendments to Fair Lending Regulations (4.20.07)
Federal Reserve Board Governor Speaks on Economic Outlook and Subprime Market (4.20.07)
Fitch Releases Considerations for Rating Tranche ABX.HE Indices (4.19.07)
House Holds Hearing on FHA Reform (4.19.07)
Senator Dodd Holds Homeownership Preservation Summit (4.18.07)
Derivative Fitch Releases Commodities CDO Criteria (4.17.07)
US Supreme Court Rules Against State Regulation of Nonbank Subsidiaries of National Banks (4.17.07)
Senate Holds Hearing on Subprime Lending and Securitization (4.17.07)
Federal Regulators Issue Joint Statement on Working With Mortgage Borrowers (4.17.07)
S&P Releases US RMBS HECM Reverse Mortgage Criteria (4.16.07)
Federal Regulatory Agencies Announce Availability of 2006 HMDA Data (4.12.07)
Senators Re-Introduce GSE Reform Legislation (4.12.07)
Congressional Committee Releases Report on Subprime Market (4.11.07)
Senate Committee Announces Hearing on Securitization and Subprime Lending (4.11.07)
Department of Defense Publishes Proposed Rule on Loans to Service Members (4.11.07)
OFHEO Releases Annual Report to Congress (4.10.07)
IMF Releases Report on Spillover Risks from the Subprime Market (4.9.07)
House Committee Announces Hearing on Mortgage Foreclosures (4.9.07)
SIFMA Issues Auction Rate Securities Guidance Documents (4.3.07)
Moody's Issues Methodology for CRE Mezzanine Loans (4.2.07)
Federal Reserve Bank President Speaks on Consumer Credit (3.29.07)
Financial Services Committee Passes GSE Reform Bill (3.29.07)
House Introduces FHA Reform Bill (3.29.07)
Federal Reserve Chairman Speaks on Economic Outlook and Subprime Market (3.28.07)
House Hearing on Subprime and Predatory Lending (3.27.07)
FICC Files Proposed Rule Change with the SEC (3.26.07)
Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Mortgage Market (3.22.07)
Federal Reserve Governor Speaks on Credit Markets (3.22.07)
Federal Regulators Seek Comments on Model Privacy Notice (3.21.07)
OTS Releases Regulatory Bulletin on Real Estate Lending (3.21.07)
Fitch Addresses Methodology for E-Contracts in Auto Loan ABS (3.20.07)
Comptroller of the Currency Speaks on Financial Innovation and Securitization (3.20.07)
Bank for International Settlements Issues Report on OTC Derivatives (3.16.07)
NASD Chairman Announces Structural Moves for Consolidated SRO (3.16.07)
House Introduces Bill on Credit Card Practices (3.15.07)
House Committee Hearing on Hedge Funds and Systemic Risk (3.13.07)
House Committee Announces Hearing on Subprime and Predatory Lending (3.13.07)
SEC Issues Proposed Rule Amendments for Broker-Dealers (3.9.07)
New GSE Reform Bill Introduced (3.9.07)
Fitch Seeks Comments on Draft of Asset Managers Rating Criteria (3.7.07)
SEC Approves FICC Rule Change Relating to the Wind-Down of a Participant (3.7.07)
Senate Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Credit Card Practices (3.7.07)
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Speaks on GSE Supervision (3.6.07)
House Committee to Hold Hearing on GSE Reform (3.6.07)
OFHEO Director Speaks on GSE Reform (3.5.07)
Fannie Mae Announces New Single-Family MBS Master Trust Agreement (3.1.07)
Department of Defense Drafts Plan on Lending Caps for Servicemembers (2.28.07)
Comptroller of the Currency Speaks on Regulations and Bank Risk (2.27.07)
FASB and IASB Issue Memorandum on International Accounting Convergence (2.27.07)
Freddie Mac Announces Tougher Subprime Lending Standards (2.27.07)
IRS and Department of Treasury Request Comments on REMIC Regulation Amendments (2.26.07)
Federal Reserve Board Governor Speaks on Basel II (2.26.07)
Freddie Mac Updates Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (2.23.07)
President's Working Group Releases Principles and Guidelines on Hedge Funds (2.22.07)
Fitch Releases New U.S. Multiborrower CMBS Model (2.20.07)
SEC Announces Fee Cut for Securities Transactions and Registrations (2.16.07)
FASB Issues FAS 159 on Fair Value Measurement (2.15.07)
Federal Regulatory Agencies Seek Public Comment on Proposed Supervisory Guidance for Basel II (2.15.07)
Federal Reserve Board Chairman Speaks to Senate on Subprime and Predatory Lending (2.14.07)
Fitch Updates ABCP Criteria (2.13.07)
Standard & Poor's Revises NIM Criteria (2.9.07)
Proposed Rules on Credit Rating Agency Oversight Published in Federal Register (2.9.07)
Moody's to Publish Subprime RMBS Pre-Sale Reports (2.8.07)
Ginnie Mae Alters Payment Procedures (2.8.07)
Senate Hearing on Predatory Lending (2.7.07)
SEC Approves FICC Rule Change Regarding Membership Requirements (2.5.07)
SEC Publishes Proposed Rules on Credit Rating Agency Oversight (2.5.07)
OFHEO Director Speaks on GSE Reform (2.1.07)
S&P Clarifies Criteria for Rating RMBS Deals Using Derivatives To Offset Shortfalls (2.1.07)
Standard & Poor's Issues Rating Methodology for U.S. Asset-Backed Medium-Term Notes (1.23.07)
Fitch Publishes US Auto Loan ABS Seller/Servicer Criteria (1.22.07)
FDIC Releases Supervisory Policy on Predatory Lending (1.22.07)
NASD Members Approve By-Law Changes Needed for Merger with NYSE (1.21.07)
UK FSA Chairman Speaks on Supervisory Role in the European Structured Products Market (1.19.07)
Federal Reserve Board Governor Speaks on Mortgage Markets (1.18.07)
President Bush Issues Executive Order Requiring Agencies to Identify Market Failures (1.18.07)
FICC Implements Auto Cash Settlement Process (1.17.07)
European Commission Publishes Mortgage Funding Expert Group's Final Report (1.17.07)
FASB Issues Final FAS 155 Scope Exception (1.17.07)
FASB Seeks Comments on Valuation Guidance (1.16.07)
SIFMA Files Amicus Brief on 'Collective Scienter' (1.15.07)
Federal Reserve Board Changes Policy on Payments System Risk (1.12.07)
Federal Reserve Board Governor Speaks on Mortgage Lending (1.11.07)
Fitch Releases Economic Capital Model for Financial Guarantors (1.9.07)
MBA Releases Study on Basel II and GSE Competition (1.9.07)
Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Speaks on Housing Markets (1.8.07)
NextBank Decision Appealed to DC Circuit Court of Appeals (1.8.07)
Federal Agencies Issue Final Statement on Complex Structured Finance Activities (1.5.07)
CESR Publishes Report on Credit Rating Agencies (1.4.07)
SIFMA Submits Comment Letters to SEC Regarding NASD Mark-Up Policy (1.3.07)
FICC Implements Cash Settlement Enhancements (1.2.07)
FASB Establishes Investors Technical Advisory Committee (1.2.07)
Federal Reserve Board Publishes Notice Regarding Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (12.29.06)
Fannie Mae Introduces New Single-Family MBS Master Trust Agreement (12.29.06)
Agencies Issue Revised Consumer Handbook on Adjustable-Rate Mortgages (12.26.06)
FDIC Outlook on Bank Securitization Activities and Market Risk Management (12.21.06)
Freddie Mac Updates Single-Family Seller/Servicer Guide (12.15.06)
OFHEO Issues Final Risk-Based Regulations for GSEs (12.14.06)
OFHEO Directs GSEs to Follow Nontraditional Mortgage Risk Guidance (12.13.06)
Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Policy Statement on the Allowance for Loan and Lease Losses (12.13.06)
FICC Files Proposed Rule Change Relating to the Wind-Down of a Participant (12.13.06)
SIFMA Publishes Proposed Definition of Asset-Backed Securities (12.11.06)
SEC Approves Proposed Rule Changes for FICC (12.8.06)
Senator Dodd Speaks on Senate Banking Committee Priorities (12.7.06)
Moody's Issues Methodology on Pay-As-You-Go CDS (12.6.06)
Federal Banking Agencies Issue Final Guidance On Commercial Real Estate Lending (12.6.06)
Department of Defense Publishes Request for Comment on SCRA (12.5.06)
Federal Reserve Board and FDIC Release Draft of Basel IA NPR (12.5.06)
FDIC Extends Comment Period on Basel II NPR (12.5.06)
Moody's Requests Comments on Credit Card Securitization Methodology (12.4.06)
SEC Approves FICC Rule Change (12.1.06)
Supreme Court Hears Case on Bank Subsidiaries (11.29.06)
Fitch Revises RMBS Servicers Criteria (11.29.06)
OFHEO Announces Conforming Loan Limit (11.28.06)
SEC Posts NASD Mark-Up Proposal Amendments (11.28.06)
NYSE and NASD Announce Plan to Consolidate Regulation of Securities Firms (11.28.06)
FASB Releases FIN 46 FSP (11.22.06)
SEC Announces Changes to Sarbanes-Oxley Law (11.16.06)
DTCC Launches Trade Information Warehouse (11.14.06)
Conference of State Bank Supervisors Releases Non-Traditional Mortgage Products Guidance (11.14.06)
SEC Announces Enhanced Search Capabilities for Filings in EDGAR Database (11.14.06)
Request for Comment on S&P's Revised Counterparty And Supporting Party Criteria (11.13.06)
S&P Revises Rating Criteria Due To State Predatory Lending Laws (11.10.06)
Comptroller of the Currency Speaks on Risk in Derivatives Markets (11.10.06)
Freddie Mac Revises Requirements for Mortgages Affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (11.10.06)
OFHEO Director Speaks on GSE Reform (11.9.06)
FICC Files Rule Change with SEC (11.9.06)
OFHEO Publishes Examiner Guidances (11.8.06)
FASB Posts Request for Comment Regarding Treatment of Prepayable Financial Assets and Embedded Derivatives (11.8.06)
Fitch Updates Criteria for Treatment of Asset-Backed Extendible Notes (11.7.06)
NASD Files Amendment to Mark-Up Policy (11.6.06)
Fed Vice Chairman Speaks on Evolving Role of the Federal Reserve (11.3.06)
Standard and Poor's Releases Methodology for Commodity CDO Structures (11.2.06)
Fitch Releases Updated U.S. FFELP Student Loan ABS Criteria (11.1.06)
TMBA and SIA Merge to Form SIFMA (11.1.06)
Federal Reserve Board Releases Paper on Income Equality and Predatory Lending (10.26.06)
SEC Approves NASD Rule Change Regarding Electronic Filing of Regulatory Notices (10.26.06)
Lawsuit Alleges Fraudulent Scheme in Life Settlement Industry (10.26.06)
FASB Agrees to Propose FAS 155 Scope Exception for Certain Prepayable MBS/ABS (10.25.06)
OFHEO Issues Final Regulation on GSE Record Retention (10.24.06)
Fannie Mae Revises Bulk Data Transmission Requirements (10.19.06)
Comments Sought on Revised Cash Flow Assumptions for Student-Loan Backed Transactions (10.18.06)
Fitch Ratings Launches New Rating Agency (10.18.06)
Ginnie Mae Creates New Mortgage-Backed Security (10.18.06)
TBMA and NASD in Discussions Regarding the Definition of ABS (10.18.06)
Bies Speaks on Basel II/MRA and Nontraditional Mortgage Products (10.18.06)
FASB Decides on FAS 140 Legal Isolation Issue (10.18.06)
TBMA Releases Quarterly Global CDO Issuance Data (10.17.06)
FICC Files Rule Change with SEC for Specified Pool Matching Program (10.16.06)
Bernanke Says Basel 1A NPR 'Should Be Issued Soon' (10.16.06)
IRS Proposes Tax Regulations Regarding Originations and Purchases of Mortgages (10.12.06)
Fitch Updates Global CDO Critera (10.11.06)
FASB Meeting Regarding FAS 155 (10.11.06)
ASF/ISDA/BMA Meeting with SEC on Reg AB Swap Counterparty Disclosure (10.9.06)
NASD Releases Guidance on Best Execution (10.9.06)
Freddie Mac Amends Selling and Servicing Requirements (10.6.06)
Federal Housing Finance Board Amends Affordable Housing Program (10.6.06)
Moody's Issues Methodology for Rating Prime HELOC Loan Securitizations (10.6.06)
FICC Files Rule Change Request Regarding Clearing Fund Collateral Requirements (10.5.06)
Fitch Issues New U.S. RMBS Criteria & Default Model (10.4.06)
TBMA Releases Standard Format for CDO Data Files (10.3.06)
Agencies Issue Final Guidance on Nontraditional Mortgage Product Risks (9.29.06)
SEC Issues Fee Rate Advisory #3 for Fiscal Year 2007 (9.29.06)
GASB Issues Statement to Clarify Guidance on Accounting for Sales and Pledges of Receivables and Future Revenues (9.29.06)
President Bush Signs Credit Rating Agency Reform Act (9.29.06)
Congress Passes the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (9.29.06)
Congress Passes Credit Rating Agency Reform Bill (9.27.06)
Senate Hearing on Basel II (9.26.06)
Basel II NPR Published in Federal Register (9.25.06)
OFHEO Issues Report on Mortgage Markets and the Enterprises in 2005 (9.22.06)
HUD Withdraws Proposed Multifamily MIP Increase (9.22.06)
Senate Hearing on Alternative Mortgage Products (9.20.06)
Fitch Finalizes U.S. Structured Finance Basis Risk Criteria (9.18.06)
Ginnie Mae Updates MBS Guide (9.18.06)
FASB Issues Standard for Fair Value Measurements (9.15.06)
House Financial Services Committee Members Urge Senate Action on GSEs (9.14.06)
House Subcommittee Hearing on Basel Proposals (9.14.06)
Senate Hearings on the Housing Bubble and Non-Traditional Mortgage Products (9.14.06)
Meeting to Discuss U.N. Convention (9.13.06)
Fitch Releases Two Interest Rate Stress Criteria Drafts (9.12.06)
2005 HMDA Data Reveals Higher Priced Lending (9.8.06)
House Subcommittee Hearing on FHLBs (9.7.06)
Basel II NPR Available (9.6.06)
Oxley Letter to Treasury Secretary on GSE Reform (8.30.06)
Fitch Report on Impact of Reg AB on RMBS Servicers (8.30.06)
OCC Report Examines Predatory Lending and Foreclosure (8.29.06)
Ed Trott to Leave FASB in 2007 (8.24.06)
Moody's Publishes Final LGD Methodology; CDO Methodology Expected (8.23.06)
President Bush Signs Pension Reform Act (8.17.06)
Mortgage Issuance Up in First Half of 2006; ABS Issuance Down (8.17.06)
Erik R. Sirri Named as the SEC's Next Director of the Division of Market Regulation (8.14.06)
Basel II U.S. Implementation Update (8.11.06)
European Securitisation Forum Releases ESF Data Report (8.11.06)
SEC Releases New Set of Reg AB Telephone Interpretations (8.7.06)
Updates on Amendments to FAS 140 (8.3.06)
FASB Considering Texas Franchise Tax (8.2.06)
Moody's Reports on Ratings Difference Between Rating Agencies (7.31.06)
SIA/TBMA Members Overwhelmingly Approve Merger (7.27.06)
Fitch Revises Minimum Servicing Fees for U.S. RMBS Securitizations (7.27.06)
S&P Revises Minimum Servicing Fees For Rating U.S. Prime RMBS Loans (7.26.06)
SEC Reviewing Its Regulatory Authority of Hedge Funds (7.25.06)
House Passes Bill to Modernize Federal Housing Administration (7.25.06)
Insurance Industry Calls for TRIA Extension (7.25.06)
Conrad Hewitt Named as SEC's Next Chief Accountant (7.24.06)
Fitch Compares IFRS and Basel in Europe (7.20.06)
NCUA Proposes Amendments to Permissible Investments for Federal Credit Unions (7.20.06)
TBMA/MFA Joint Statement on Improving Industry Practices for Credit Derivatives Transactions (7.19.06)
Comments Requested Regarding Amendments to FAS 140 (7.19.06)
Fitch Releases CDO Collateral Managers Best Practices (7.17.06)
Recent Developments in Price Transparency and Best Execution Requirements (7.17.06)
Fitch to use Recovery Rates for CDO Analysis, Issues Exposure Draft (7.13.06)
House Passes Credit Rating Agency Reform Legislation (7.12.06)
HUD Releases $3 Billion for Homeowner Grants in Mississippi (7.10.06)
TBMA Publishes Second Quarter Global CO Issuance Data; Underlying Collateral Information Available (7.10.06)
Fitch Refines U.S. Credit Card ABS Criteria (7.10.06)
Revised TBMA MBS Buy-In Procedures Published (7.5.06)
Fed Governor Speaks on Basel II (7.4.06)
Comprehensive Basel II Document Available (7.4.06)
Federal Reserve Bank Study of the Mortgage Market (6.30.06)
SIA, TBMA Boards Approve Merger, Creating SIFMA (6.28.06)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury on GSE Reforms (6.26.06)
U.S. Court of Appeals Rejects SEC Hedge Fund Rule (6.23.06)
Moody's Announces Time Frames for the Roll Out of its Loss Given Default Assessments (6.22.06)
S&P Revises Loss Rates of ABS in CDOs (6.19.06)
Industry Groups Comment on Complex Structured Finance (6.16.06)
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Speaks on GSEs and TRIA (6.15.06)
Senate Committee Hearing on OFHEO Report on Fannie Mae (6.15.06)
Fed Governor Speaks on Mortgage Markets and Lending Practices (6.14.06)
Fitch Releases Report on Analyzing SPVs (6.13.06)
TBMA/ASF Participates in Fed Panel on Lending (6.7.06)
FASB to Continue to Redeliberate Amendments to FAS 140 (6.7.06)
House Subcommittee Hearing on OFHEO's Report on Fannie Mae (5.31.06)
OFHEO Releases Fannie Mae Report (5.23.06)
Comptroller Dugan Discusses Non-Traditional Mortgage Products (5.19.06)
Wharton Professors Analyze Securitization and SPVs (5.19.06)
Fed Governors Speak on Basel II (5.18.06)
Agencies Publish Revised Complex Structured Finance Interagency Statement (5.17.06)
FASB Fair Value Project Update (5.16.06)
Fitch Releases International Structured Finance Rating Comparability Study (5.16.06)
TBMA Releases Market Issuance Data (5.12.06)
Bies Speaks on Nontraditional Mortgage Products (5.4.06)
SEC Chairman Cox Testifies at House Financial Services Committee (5.3.06)
Article on the Use of Bloomberg Term Sheets After Securities Offering Reform (5.1.06)
Fed Announces HEL Hearings and Requests Comments (5.1.06)
Governor Bies Speaks About Risk Management and CDS (4.28.06)
SEC Chairman Cox Testifies at Senate Banking Committee
SEC to Replace Paper Effectiveness Orders with Electronic Notifications (4.25.06)
Fitch Releases Report on European Structured Finance Calculation Errors (4.18.06)
Emil Henry Speaks About Hedge Funds, Credit Derivatives, and Systemic Risk (4.18.06)
FASB Releases Fin 46 FSP (4.13.06)
FASB Updates Timing of Transfers Statement (4.13.06)
TBMA Publishes Quarterly CDO Issuance Data (4.11.06)
FICC Publishes MBS Central Counterparty Industry Paper (4.11.06)
Gov. Bies Speaks on Nontraditional Mortgages, Basel, CRE (4.10.06)
Initial Analysis of Basel NPR (4.7.06)
Comptroller Dugan Speaks on Commercial Real-Estate Lending (4.6.06)
HUD Proposes Modernization of the FHA (4.5.06)
Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Manufactured Housing Bill (4.4.06)
Agencies Announce Updated Answers to HMDA Price Data FAQs (4.3.06)
Fed to Hold Hearings on HEL and Nontraditional Lending (3.31.06)
Federal Vice Chairman Speaks on Market Innovations (3.31.06)
FASB Releases Schedule Regarding FAS 140 Amendment (3.27.06)
TBMA Submits Comment Letter on Non-Traditional Mortgage Guidance (3.24.06)
S&P Will Launch Home Price Indices (3.22.06)
FASB Issues Statement 156 (3.17.06)
Congressional Hearing on Fannie Mae Report (3.14.06)
Comptroller Dugan Says Basel II Transition Should Move Forward Carefully (3.13.06)
Record Issuance in Europe in 2005 (3.13.06)
Dealers Renew Commitment to Improving Credit Derivatives Markets (3.10.06)
Commercial Real Estate Lending Interagency Guidance (3.9.06)
Treasury Staff Member Traces Derivatives to CDOs (3.9.06)
FASB on FIN 46(R) (3.8.06)
Credit Rating Agency Hearing (3.7.06)
EITF on Purchase and Simultaneous Repurchase Agreements (3.7.06)
Maryland Predatory Lending Law Temporarily on Hold (3.7.06)
FASB and IASB Request Input on Fair Value Instrument Reporting (3.6.06)
FASB Posts Updates on Servicer Discretion Project (3.6.06)
Lenders Pulling Out of Montgomery County, MD (3.1.06)
Treasury Seeks Input on Terrorism Risk Insurance (2.28.06)
Remarks by FRBNY President Timothy Geithner (2.28.06)
Rick Watson Appointed New ESF Head (2.27.06)
FASB and IASB Memorandum on Convergence (2.27.06)
QIS-4 Summary Findings Published (2.24.06)
Fannie Mae Internal Review Released (2.23.06)
Associations Submit Letter Against Proposed Housing Fee Increases (2.22.06)
Industry Response to European Capital Adequacy Requirements (2.17.06)
Nontraditional Mortgage Products Proposed Guidance Comment Period Extended (2.17.06)
Asset-Backed Issuance Tops $1 Trillion, New All-Time High (2.17.06)
FASB Responds to SEC Off-Balance Sheet Study (2.16.06)
Statement Released Regarding Progress in Credit Derivatives Markets (2.16.06)
SEC Publishes Technical Corrections to Securities Offering Reform Rules (2.14.06)
Global Capital Markets Board Formed (2.13.06)
John White Named the Next SEC Corporate Finance Division Head (2.8.06)
Proposed Ginnie Mae 'Administration Fee' (2.6.06)
Fed Governor on Risk Management (2.2.06)
FASB Issues Fair Value Exposure Draft (1.25.06)
TBMA Legal & Compliance Conference
Greenspan on GSE Regulation (1.19.06)
FASB Creates Securitization Resource Group (1.13.06)
ASF Meeting with Bank Regulatory Agencies
Alan Beller to Leave SEC (1.11.06)
Agencies Release Proposed Guidance on Commercial Real Estate Lending (1.10.06)
Securitization Accounting Convergence Presentation (1.9.06)
FHA Offers Disaster Victim Underwriting Guidance (1.9.06)
MBA TRIA/TRIEA Comparison (1.6.06)
Fannie Mae Corrects Subtypes of Certain MBS Pools (1.4.06)
TRIA Interim Guidance Announced (1.3.06)
Illinois Delays Predatory Database Pilot Program (12.29.05)
SEC Releases Reg AB Telephone Interpretations (12.22.05)
Interagency Guidance On Non-Traditional Mortgage Products (12.21.05)
FASB Creates Project on QSPEs (12.20.05)
Fannie Mae to Reduce ARM Minimum Servicing Fees (12.15.05)
Ginnie Mae Raises VA Pooling Loan Limits (12.14.05)
Freddie Mac Expands Giant PC Program (12.12.05)
ESF Releases RMBS Standardized Reporting Exposure Draft (12.12.05)
ESF Leadership Announced (12.8.05)
New Predatory Lending Bill Introduced (12.8.05)
Joint Associations Respond to UK FSA Bond Price Transparency Discussion Paper (12.8.05)
FASB Votes to De-link and Re-deliberate FAS 140 Amendments (12.7.05)
House Passes TRIA Extension (12.7.05)
HUD Final Rule on Hybrid ARM Caps (12.7.05)
Fed Governor Speaks on Basel II and QIS4 (12.6.05)
November 16th GSACC Meeting with IASB/FASB (12.6.05)
Fitch Comments on ABCP Investor Reporting (12.5.05)
OFHEO Announces 2006 Conforming Loan Limits (12.2.05)
Ginnie Mae Identifies Possible Buydown Loans (12.2.05)
MBA Releases White Paper on Reg AB CMBS Servicer Disclosures (12.1.05)
SEC Posts FAQs on Securities Offering Process Reforms (12.1.05)
SEC Makes Technical Revisions to Reg AB (11.30.05)
Fed Governor Speaks on Regulatory Capital Issues (11.30.05)
Credit Rating Agency Reform Field Hearing (11.29.05)
House Subcommittee Discusses SRO Reforms (11.17.05)
Bernanke on Mortgage Disclosures and Basel II (11.16.05)
TRIA Extensions Approved (11.16.05)
SEC Staff Statement to ABS Issuers on Changes to EDGAR (11.7.05)
Tax Reform Panel Issues Final Report (11.1.05)
FASB to Discuss Transfers of Assets (11.1.05)
OCC Chief Discusses Mortgage Lending Risks (10.27.05)
Freddie Mac Offers Mortgage Relief to Wilma Victims (10.27.05)
GSE Reform Legislation Approved (10.26.05)
Fitch on Market Preparedness for Reg AB (10.24.05)
Fed Agencies Release U.S. Risk-Based Capital Framework (10.20.05)
TBMA Forms Asset Managers Division (10.19.05)
Favorable Third Circuit Decision in MBIA vs. Royal Indemnity (10.18.05)
Ginnie Mae Lowering Minimum Denomination for Single Class Securities (10.18.05)
Federal Tax Panel Targets HELOCs and 2nd Homes (10.18.05)
Senate Hearing on Derivatives (10.13.05)
Fed Governor Comments on Various Regulatory Issues (10.12.05)
District Court Rules Against Spitzer (10.12.05)
House Schedules GSE Bill Vote (10.11.05)
Proposed Revisions to Basel I Released (10.6.05)
TBMA Publishes 'Synthetic CDO Primer' (10.6.05)
New York Fed Statement on Credit Derivatives (10.5.05)
Associations File New Letter on Complex Structured Finance (10.4.05)
House Financial Services Committee on Basel II Implementation (10.3.05)
Freddie Mac Eases Underwriting Requirements (10.3.05)
Moody's Examines Risk in CMBS Markets (10.3.05)
TBMA Develops Standard Format for CDO Data File Report (10.3.05)
Basel Committee Updates QIS5 Materials (9.29.05)
FASB Posts Proposed FSP on FIN 46(R)-c (9.29.05)
FASB Board Meeting on Oct 5 (9.29.05)
European Parliament Adopts Changes to Basel II (9.28.05)
House Subcommittee Discusses Basel II (9.28.05)
Freddie to Buy Loans on Katrina-Damaged Properties (9.26.05)
Greenspan on Mortgage Markets (9.26.05)
Fannie Extends Relief to Rita Victims (9.26.05)
Fitch Announcement on Katrina (9.23.05)
Congress May Vote on Amended GSE Bill (9.22.05)
FASB Considers Disclosure of Nontraditional Loan Products (9.22.05)
Moody's on Katrina Affected Mortgages (9.21.05)
Katrina RMBS Losses Not Substantial (9.20.05)
Ginnie Mae Proposes Excess Yield Securities Program (9.14.05)
Agencies Announce Availability of 2004 HMDA Data (9.13.05)
NASD Provides Guidance Concerning the Sale of Structured Products (9.13.05)
Katrina's Effect on RMBS Likely Minimal (9.13.05)
SEC Posts Offering Process Reform Q&A (9.13.05)
Basel II May Increase Securitization (9.12.05)
Study Finds Subprime Lending Varies by Region (9.8.05)
Ginnie Mae Expands TLI to Areas Affected by Katrina (9.8.05)
Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae’s Katrina Relief Efforts (9.8.05)
State Officials Comment on Predatory Lending (9.7.05)
Statute, Court Case Stir OCC Debate (9.7.05)
CSBS Recommends Basel II Delay (9.7.05)
FASB Discusses Possible FSPs (9.7.05)
Report on Home Equity and Alt-A Exposure to Katrina (9.7.05)
Fed Beige Book Indicates Real Estate Market Cooling (9.7.05)
SEC Chief Accountant to Leave Commission (9.7.05)
Rule Change in Canadian Capital Markets (9.6.05)
GSEs Renew Subordinated Debt Commitments (9.5.05)
Research Paper on Price Relationships between ABS and Equity (9.2.05)
Ginnie Mae to Expand MBS Disclosure Data (9.2.05)
Katrina May Adversely Affect Some CMBS (8.31.05)
Fannie Re-Posts Certain August Multifamily MBS Pool Data (8.29.05)
OCC and Spitzer Court Hearing in September (8.25.05)
MBA Examines Housing Market and Risky Mortgages (8.23.05)
OFHEO Issues Report on 2004 Mortgage Markets (8.23.05)
Liquidity Support a Key Performance Driver in ABCP (8.22.05)
ABS Market on Record Pace, Says TBMA (8.18.05)
Non-Traditional Mortgages Increasing, Says Fed Survey (8.17.05)
Wharton Study Recommends Short-Term TRIA Renewal (8.17.05)
CRS Report Examines Consolidation of U.S. Financial Services Regulators (8.17.05)
Nat City Reports on Overvalued Housing Markets (8.16.05)
Wells Fargo Wins Pre-emption Appeal (8.12.05)
High Cost Areas Need More GSE Subsidies (8.11.05)
CRM Policy Group II Report Released (8.9.05)
House Subcommittee Examines Future of Terrorism Insurance (7.27.05)
FASB Issues Proposed FSP (7.21.05)
Illinois Governor Signs Anti-Predatory Lending Bill (7.21.05)
Fitch Examines Credit-Oriented Hedge Funds (7.19.05)
SEC Securities Offering Reform Rules Released (7.19.05)
BIS Releases Paper on Trading Activities and Double Default (7.18.05)
Rating Agencies Address Credit Enhancement for ABCPs (7.14.05)
Canadian Court Ruling (7.5.05)
Greenspan Comments On GSE Reform (6.23.05)
SEC Off-Balance Sheet Report Released (6.15.05)
Ohio Sixth District Cripples Assignee Liability in Predatory Lending Law (6.10.05)
SEC Updates EDGAR to Support REG AB (6.3.05)
FASB/IASB Discuss Full Fair Value Model and Derecognition (4.21.05)