As I noted previously [link], the mid-term elections significantly limit the time period for Congress to pass a meaningful financial reform bill. The “window” for this closes in August – five months from now – when the fall election campaigns kick into high gear. With this short-course in mind, the CMSA and other key industry groups… Continue Reading
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CMBS Scorecard: Financial Reform Bill – Only A Band Aid For Now; Covered Bonds Later?
Posted in Good Times for Lenders, Market Trends(Part of my series on the capital markets. Use the term "scorecard" in the search function on the lower right side of this page to find other postings in this series.) On December 11, the US House of Representatives passed the financial reform bill. As I’ve noted before, "tying" the loan originator or some other responsible party… Continue Reading
Into the Looking Glass (Day Three – part 2): 2009 MBA-CREF – CMBS Special (workout) Servicing Myths? Fact or Fiction
Posted in Good Times for Lenders, Market Trends, Remedies, Tough Times for Lenders, Workout Issues(This is part of a series of postings from the 2009 MBA-CREF convention in San Diego.) (Trends; Arriving; Day One; Day Two; Day Three) My time at the convention has been a series of "firsts" for me: "live" blogging on Day Two during the Opening Session talk by Paul Begala of CNN and Tucker Carlson of MSNBC (thereby cementing,… Continue Reading
Into the Looking Glass (Sunday committee meetings): 2009 MBA-CREF Convention – Topics of Interest
Posted in Good Times for Lenders, Market Trends, Tough Times for Lenders(This is a little out of order, in that in our Monday blog we covered in "real time" the Opening Session and today [Tuesday] we cover the Sunday committee meetings. But then this is a blog, which is a bit different any way. So, here is our summary of the Sunday committee meetings.) Although separate servicing and origination… Continue Reading