Expect[ed] Loss

As structured finance deals wind down and the asset pools grow smaller, the situation often arises that the effectiveness of outstanding tra...

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Credit risk ratings are becoming a risky business. Yesterday’s filing of the complaint against S&P (MHP) centers, in essence, on the all...

Aside from the relatively new foreclosure disputes, including those relating to MERS, the big banks continue to suffer the ill-effects of la...

Hello readers, and a belated welcome to 2012! In yesterday's FT Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit advocates for heightened transparency acro...

The fight for transparency in the financial markets is gaining traction. Even maverick Judge Rakoff, in his SEC v. Citi settlement ruling, g...

by PF2 consultant Rick Michalek It's 11:59pm. Do you know where your collateral is? The question of how to locate and ensure the realiza...

The good news, for investors in TruPS CDOs, is that at least one rating agency has responded to our calls for upgrades . Moody’s, in two sep...

I often ask myself how valuable any sell-side research can be, given the obvious conflicts being suffered through by a banks’ research team....

The role of the credit rating agencies in the recent financial crisis has been highlighted by numerous investigations including the Financia...