Securitization Industry Gets a Brief Safe Harbor Breather From the FDIC, But Anxieties Remain
March 19, 2010
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. late last week extended its securitization safe harbor for new MBS and ABS issued through Sept. 30, 2010, while indicating it will move ahead with its controversial original proposal in spite of opposition from Wall Street and mortgage lenders. “Today’s action will provide continued protection for securitizations under the existing safe...