Residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBSs)
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Money managers' expectations for the 12-month performance of underlying loans behind European RMBS are showing signs of improvement, says Peter Jones
UK guarantees AAA RMBS in bid to jump-start lending
The UK government has launched a scheme to guarantee up to £50 billion in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) for the first time, finance minister Alistair Darling said yesterday.
S&P: AAA RMBS writedowns will be minimal
AAA rated tranches of US subprime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) will be written down by less than 1%, despite heavy losses on the underlying mortgages, rating agency Standard & Poor's predicts.
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BoE reveals £50bn liquidity facility
Banks have welcomed a scheme by the Bank of England (BoE) aimed at improving the balance sheets of UK financial institutions. The £50 billion facility, announced on April 21, will allow financial institutions to swap illiquid mortgage-backed securities…
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S&P makes further mass RMBS downgrades
Standard & Poor’s has downgraded 6,389 residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) supported by subprime collateral and has placed 1,953 collateralised debt obligations (CDOs) of asset-backed securities on credit watch, in a dire assessment of the…
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