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FHFA progress report on the common securitization infrastructure

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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May 6 2013

On April 30th, the Federal Housing Finance Agency provided a progress report on its proposal for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish a "common

Reduction of reporting times for agency pass-through MBS traded TBA

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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April 22 2013

On April 17th, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority reminded firms of the coming reduction in reporting periods for the timely reporting of

FDIC chairman addresses International Institute of Finance

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 12 2009

On October 4th, FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair spoke on reforms needed in the financial services industry

Agency pass-through MBS

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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November 19 2012

On November 13th, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") noted that on November 12, 2012, the amendments to the FINRA Rule 6700 Series and TRACE dissemination protocols regarding the reporting and dissemination of transactions in TRACE-eligible securities that are agency pass-through mortgage-backed securities that are traded to be announced ("TBA") became effective

Statement on legal entity identification for financial contracts

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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December 6 2010

On November 24th, the Treasury Department's Office of Financial Research published for comment a statement of policy regarding its preference to adopt through rulemaking a universal standard for identifying parties to financial contracts that is established and implemented by private industry and other relevant stakeholders through a consensus process

FINRA proposes inclusion of ABS in TRACE

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 5 2009

On October 1st, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority proposed the expansion of its Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine to include all asset-backed securities, including mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations

Federal Reserve Board announces changes to TALF

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 12 2009

On October 5th, the Federal Reserve Board announced two changes to the procedures for evaluating asset-backed securities pledged to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF"

TALF and non-mortgage ABS: formal risk assessment and expansion of credit rating agency eligibility

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 9 2009

On October 5, 2009, the Federal Reserve Board (the "Board") announced changes to the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility ("TALF"), which is maintained by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York ("FRBNY") as authorized on November 24, 2008, and is intended to aid market participants in meeting the credit needs of investors in highly rated asset-backed securities ("ABS"

New York Federal Reserve Bank issues statement on reverse repos

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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October 26 2009

On October 19th, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that it has been working internally and with market participants on operational aspects of reverse repurchase agreements as a tool for reducing the money supply

New York Fed to test reverse tri-party repos

Winston & Strawn LLP
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USA
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December 7 2009

On November 30th, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced plans to conduct a series of small-scale, real-value transactions with primary dealers to test procedures for tri-party reverse repurchase agreements