Posts Tagged ‘Fitch Ratings’

An Insider’s View of an Actual RMBS Securitization at Mandelman U.

Written on 2 Apr, 2012 at 8:15

What follows below are slides from an actual presentation of a Residential Mortgage-backed Securities - RMBS/REMIC deal... but NOT the slides from a "road show" presentation to potential investors... what you're about to see are slides from an INTERNAL meeting... (Continue reading)

THE NEWS: What’s Occupying My Mind is Making Me Dizzy

Written on 29 Nov, 2011 at 11:14

What you are about to read has not been smoothed out or otherwise homogenized, it's just the news as it's coming at me... and you. Go ahead... read it and then tell me everything's just fine. ... (Continue reading)

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Ratings Agencies Panic: New Financial Reform Bill Means Expert Liability

Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 19:16

Perhaps most notably, but least mentioned, the bill requires the credit rating agencies, Moody's, Fitch, and Standard & Poors, to not only be more transparent, but also potentially liable for issuing "bad ratings" on bonds. The role of the... (Continue reading)

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