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Mortgage Securities
195 published works
FBT Gibbons
CREF Roundup | Week 42, 2026
The CREF Roundup is a periodic digest of noteworthy developments, insights, and commentary in the world of commercial real estate finance (CREF). Curated for industry professionals, this ongoing series seeks…
The Securities Law Blog
SEC Seeks Public Comment to Improve Rules on Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities and Asset-Backed Securities
The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a concept release soliciting public comment on how to improve current SEC rules governing residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and certain aspects of asset-backed…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
ISS Discusses SEC’s $153 Million Fair Fund Payout to Investors in Mortgage-Backed Security Offering
By Jarett Sena
Investors of RBS Securities Inc.’s multi-billion 2007 subprime mortgage-backed security offering – Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-OPT1 – will soon be eligible to receive payment from the SEC’s $153.7 million…
Credit Chronometer
Structured Credit Investor | Litigation Looms: Investor Disputes to Rise as CMBS Valuations Decline
Rising interest rates and post-pandemic trends have put pressure on valuations in the commercial real estate market in the United States, potentially triggering defaults and a rise in litigation over…
Credit Chronometer
How Valuation and Materiality Become Catalysts for CRE Litigation
An inescapable result of high interest rates and post-pandemic trends is downward pressure on commercial real estate valuations, especially in the office sector. Given commercial mortgage-backed securities and other deal…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FINRA Modifications to TRACE Dissemination Protocols for Specified Pool Transactions (MBS)
By Susan Light
On April 6, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced further updates to its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) dissemination protocols for specified pool transactions, as described in Regulatory…
Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest
FINRA Modifies TRACE Dissemination Protocols for Specified Pool Transactions
By Susan Light
On February 2, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) issued a regulatory notice (Regulatory Notice 21-02) on modifications to its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) dissemination protocols applicable to…
Mortgage Crisis & Financial Services Watch
Still Litigating the 2007-08 Financial Crisis: The Claims Keep Coming
One would think that, as we approach 2021, litigation related to residential mortgage loans originated and sold well over a decade ago would be ancient history. Nevertheless, some suits filed…
Derivatives & Repo Report
Re-Proposed Rule 18f-4: Features of Loan Commitments that May Prevent “Leveraging Effects”
By Stephen A. Keen, Perkins Coie
In a previous post, we compared loan commitments, which re-proposed Rule 18f-4 would treat as “unfunded commitment agreements,” and “to be announced” (“TBA”) mortgage-backed securities (“MBS”) trades and put options, which Rule 18f-4…
Securities Law Prof Blog
New Securities Law Article in Print
The following law review article relating to securities regulation is now available in paper format:Jonathan S. L. Demers, Note, Towards a New Regulatory Approach for Mortgage-Backed Securities, 18 J.L. Soc'y…