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What ever happened to Student Loan ABS deals (aka SLABS)? Back in 2005 they were " [displaying] exceptionally strong credit quality ...

Happy new year readers, and welcome to what's increasingly looking to be a year influenced by oil prices (and perhaps considerations of...

In a recent study of 800 municipal bond issues for UC Berkeley, I found that issuance costs varied widely – from less than 0.2% of face va...

In 2009, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) launched its Electronic Municipal Market Access (EMMA) system: the place to go f...

With the Blackstone settlement from earlier this week (see below), now is as good a time as any to start a list of investigations into fun...

Last week we updated you on the FX investigations.  This week, we learned just a little more about the supervisory interest in keeping tab...

There's been quite a bit of action on the FX side since we last updated you in June . First up , we've had a few more settleme...

We have from time to time covered the mortgage servicing industry, paying particular attention to Ocwen (ticker: OCN) and its affiliates.[...

Critics of extending Chapter 9 to Puerto Rico argue that the policy would allow the Commonwealth to wiggle out of its commitments. If Puert...

Last week, Congressional Republicans blocked legislation that would have allowed Puerto Rico public sector entities to file municipal bankr...