MBS

• U.K. Banks Look To Covered Bonds 09/03/2010 06:15 PM  

  U.K. banks are turning to the covered bond market as a viable funding tool for their mortgage books, with three deals being announced this week.

• 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

• Santander Chases RMBS Deal With £1.5 Bln Covered Bond 09/02/2010 07:26 PM  

  Santander U.K. has followed up its latest residential mortgage securitization with an issuance from its covered bond program.

• 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.

• Kroll Plots CMBS Expansion 09/01/2010 10:46 PM  

  Kroll Bond Rating is in the early stages of putting together a commercial mortgage-backed securities ratings group.

• First Time Swedish Deal Prices At Par 09/01/2010 07:43 PM  

  Svensk Hypotekspension, a Swedish-based lender, has placed its SEK900 million ($123.8 million) SH Fond 1 AB (publ) with a club of private Swedish investors at par, according to a banking official close to the deal.

• 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.

• Lloyds To Retain Edgbaston RMBS 08/31/2010 06:08 PM  

  Lloyds Banking Group will retain its latest residential mortgage securitization.

• Traders Get Behind Fed’s Secondary Market Plug 08/30/2010 10:47 PM  

  Agency traders are welcoming the New York Federal Reserve's recent paper on the need to preserve the secondary market when overhauling the government-sponsored entities.

• Lloyds To Issue £3.57 Bln Buy-To-Let RMBS 08/30/2010 06:07 PM  

  Lloyds Banking Group is issuing a £3.57 billion ($5.52 billion) residential mortgage securitization, Edgbaston RMBS 2010-1.