The proposed capital standards were cited as one of the reasons by S&P for its decision this week to lower ratings of five regional bank.

The Obama-era task force set up to investigate MBS fraud that contributed to the 2008 crisis has finished its job. Its efforts led the DOJ to collect $36 billion in penalties from banks, originators and rating agencies.

Non-qualified mortgage lenders are increasingly opting for whole-loan sales given the demand from insurance companies, among others.

A court ruling in California may have far-reaching consequences for the way non-agency MBS clean-up call prices are calculated.

Investment management company Principal Asset Management suggests short duration, high-quality consumer ABS could be in high-demand if a recession hits later this year.

New capital standards proposed for larger banks; CrossCountry Mortgage, Hildene Capital Management join hands on non-agency MBS; LIBOR update; Angelo Gordon boost emphasis on MBS and ABS.

Industry participants continue to try to influence the Securities and Exchange Commission on a proposed rule addressing conflicts of interest in the securitization market.

A pending proposal led by the Federal Reserve could see big banks facing higher capital requirements on their holdings of securities classified as available-for-sale.

The new connections and funding are designed to make the loan trading platform available to more sellers, particularly those that focus on agency business.

If the federal government doesn’t increase its debt ceiling in the near term, payments to investors in MBS and ABS will largely still continue as usual, according to DBRS. But there are significant risks in terms of borrower performance.