With the S&P acceptance, the company will focus on setting new standards for speed, quality and accuracy in the mortgage due diligence marketplace.
Read More »Bankruptcy Judge Backs Lehman Brothers in RMBS Suit
A New York bankruptcy judge has ruled that Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. will have to pay around $2.4 billion to investors in order to settle disputes over toxic residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) sold by the bank during the financial crisis. ...
Read More »Smaller Banks Picked up RMBS Slack in Q3
The third quarter of 2017 saw many of the larger bank servicers scaling back their portfolios of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), while smaller regional banks and non-bank servicers moved to seize the opportunity, as reported by Fitch Ratings’ latest RMBS ...
Read More »Moody’s Grants Provisional Rating to J.P. Morgan Prime RMBS
The certificates involved are backed by nearly 1,500 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans, totaling a balance of $883,819,918.
Read More »DOJ Settles Two RBMS Suits in a Week
One of the settlements included the largest RMBS solution of its kind for a single entity, according to the Department of Justice.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Passes Freddie Mac in Outstanding MBS
Ginnie Mae's public-private partnership has enabled more than 10 million families achieve the American dream, according to Ginnie Mae president Ted Tozer.
Read More »Counsel’s Corner: Who Pays the Tab in an RMBS Suit?
Hector Torres, co-founding partner with Kasowitz, Benson, Torres and Friedman LLP, discussed with DS News a court ruling that decided who was responsible for attorneys' fees in a case where the trustee of two pools of failed RMBS sued the deal sponsor.
Read More »JPMorgan’s RMBS Deal May Not Spur Demand for Similar Transactions
According to Moody's, not all banks will see the benefits or have the same costs as JPMorgan Chase when securitizing loan portfolios.
Read More »Eight Firms Settle RMBS Fraud Claims with FDIC
The six lawsuits filed by the FDIC involve the sales of 21 Countrywide residential mortgage-backed securities purchased by five failed FDIC-insured banks.
Read More »Bank of America’s ‘Hustle’ Whistleblower Retains Reward
Bank of America's $1.27 billion penalty in the "Hustle" case has been overturned. Why does the former Countrywide exec who blew the whistle get to keep the reward money?
Read More »