Opinion

Standard & Poor’s tweaks RMBS ratings methodology

Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has updated how they treat Lenders Mortgage Insurance in rating Residential Mortgage Backed Securities (RMBS). This article details who these changes are relevant to and what the likely effects will be

Tuesday 17 February 2015 by
Education (advanced)

Decoding RMBS ratings

A step by step guide of the basic process ratings agencies apply, using the recently issued Pepper Residential Securities Trust No. 12 as an example, showing the substantial amounts of housing market stress that even sub-investment grade RMBS are designed to withstand.

Tuesday 17 June 2014 by