Events Calendar
News and Information for and by the Securitization Industry
Communications
2008 Press Releases
SIFMA and ASF Form U.S. Covered Bonds Council
Global Securitization Organizations Offer Immediate, Coordinated Industry Response to the Market Crisis; Identifies Problems, Offers Recommendations, Highlights Importance of Securitization
SIFMA and ASF Support Initiatives Announced by the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve
ASF Raises TARP Opportunities to Expand Loan Modifications; Suggests Buying Troubled Mortgages Out of Securitized Pools
ASF Highlights Industry Efforts, Urges Government Initiatives to Expand Refinancing and Loan Modification Alternatives
ASF Applauds Efforts of the President’s Working Group
ASF and SIFMA Support Comprehensive Review of Securitization Accounting Standards; Urge FASB to Consider Other Accounting Policy Options
ASF Statement on FASB’s Proposed Amendments to Securitization Accounting Standards
ASF Opposes Changes to Shelf Registration and Money Market Fund Rules Applicable to Securitizations; Encourages SEC to Retain References to Credit Ratings in Regulations
ASF Cautions Proposal to Change Credit Card Practices Will Increase Cost and Reduce Availability of Consumer Credit
ASF Applauds Regulatory Initiatives Supporting Development of the U.S. Covered Bonds Market
ASF Offers SEC Recommendations to Improve the Quality, Accuracy and Integrity of Credit Ratings
ASF Launches Project RESTART: Industry-Led Plan to Restore Investor Confidence in Securitization and Preserve Availability of Affordable Credit
ASF Supports Today’s Actions by the U.S. Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve
ASF Updates Loan Modification Guidance: Fast-Track Loan Modifications Now Available Beyond Initial ARM Reset Date
SIFMA, ASF and ESF Announce Global Working Group to Restore Confidence in the Securitization Markets
ASF Statement on SEC’s Credit Rating Agency Reform Proposals
American Securitization Forum Announces the Election of its 2008 Board of Directors, Executive Officers, Committee and Subforum Chairs & Deputy Chairs; Forms Advisory Board
ASF Applauds Governor Pawlenty's Veto of the Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act of 2008
ASF Issues Operational Guidelines for Reimbursement of Counseling Expenses in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securitizations
ASF and SIFMA Express Concerns About the Foreclosure Prevention and Sound Mortgaging Service Act of 2008
ASF Urges Preservation of Loan Servicing Contracts; Investor Confidence in Legal Standards is Essential for Liquid, Effective Securitization Markets
ASF and SIFMA Urge Immediate Action to Ensure Availability of Student Loans; Recommend Federal Financing Bank Provide Liquidity to Lenders
SIFMA and ASF Urge Balanced Approach to Subprime Mortgage Finance Regulation; Call for National Mortgage Lending Standard
ASF and SIFMA Oppose Minnesota Subprime Foreclosure Deferment Act; Proposed Legislation Would Threaten Future Availability of Mortgage Credit
ASF 2008 Industry Dinner to be Sponsored by United Capital Markets, Inc. on February 4, 2008 at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas