ABS

• Absent European Investors Reshape FFELP Deal Structures 09/03/2010 08:09 PM  

  The withdrawal of European investors from the market for paper backed by the Federal Family Education Loan Program following the credit crisis has significantly altered the structure of new asset-backed securitizations coming to market, market sources said.

• VW Looks To Dust Off Spanish ABS 09/03/2010 06:21 PM  

  Volkswagen, the German-based auto maker, plans to revive its failed bid to issue a Spanish auto asset-backed deal.

• DB Hires RMBS V.P. Away From Citigroup 09/02/2010 10:53 PM  

  Deutsche Bank Securities has snapped up Noel Doromal, former v.p. and structured finance chief at Citigroup Global Markets.

• Quraishi Leaves NewOak For Broadsmoore 09/02/2010 10:51 PM  

  Shad Quraishi, vice chairman, risk syndication, distribution and capital raising at New York-based broker dealer NewOak Capital Markets, has moved to Broadsmoore Group, a financial advisory firm

• ASF Auto Comments Finally Get In Gear September 02, 2010 09/02/2010 10:43 PM  

  The American Securitization Forum is calling for tailor-made loan-level disclosure requirements for each type of auto asset-backed securitization in its supplemental Reg AB II comment letter that it filed Tuesday with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

• Group Frets ABS Data Overload 09/01/2010 10:48 PM  

  CFA Institute is worried that reforms of the asset-backed securities market will swamp investors with information.

• New Agency Derivative Index On The Way 08/31/2010 10:28 PM  

  Markit is rolling out a new MBX agency mortgage bond index that caters to investors looking for exposure to both interest-only swaps and principle-only cash flows.

• VW Side Steps Private Rumour With Public Auto Deal 08/31/2010 05:02 PM  

  Volkswagen, the German-based auto maker, always intended its latest asset-backed deal to be sold via the public markets.

• Q&A: Stefano Sola cio at JG Wentworth. 08/27/2010 07:05 PM  

• Dutch Consumer Bank To Issue €1.46 Bln ABS 08/27/2010 05:13 PM  

  Credit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland, the Dutch consumer bank of French firm Credit Agricole, has structured a €1.46 billion ($1.86 billion) asset-backed deal, Chagoi 2010.