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Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
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STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2026 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
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A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Impacts and Outcomes for Health Career Training Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network relating to "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transfers".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
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1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
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1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
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1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
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1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Neighborhood Homes Investment Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Share the Savings with Seniors Act
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Commerce relating to "Procedures Covering Suspension of Liquidation, Duties and Estimated Duties in Accord With Presidential Proclamation 10414".
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021
Client: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION · Firm: STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
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2025 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
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2025 · third_quarter · Q3
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
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2025 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
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2025 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
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2024 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
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2024 · third_quarter · Q3
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
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2024 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
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2024 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
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2023 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
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2023 · third_quarter · Q3
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
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2023 · second_quarter · Q2
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
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2023 · first_quarter · Q1
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, and its inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal.
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2022 · third_quarter · Q3
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2022 · second_quarter · Q2
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, and its inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2022 · second_quarter · Q2
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2022 · first_quarter · 1A
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2022 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2021 · third_quarter · 3A
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2021 · second_quarter · 2A
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2021 · first_quarter · 1A
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
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2021 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2021 · third_quarter · Q3
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2021 · second_quarter · Q2
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2021 · first_quarter · Q1
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
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2020 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). 8. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent.
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2020 · third_quarter · Q3
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). 8. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent.
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2020 · second_quarter · Q2
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
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2020 · first_quarter · 1A
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues related to Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
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2020 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
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2019 · fourth_quarter · 4A
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption.
1. H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs.
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2019 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents.
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2019 · third_quarter · Q3
1. H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption.
STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION via STRUCTURED FINANCE ASSOCIATION
2019 · second_quarter · Q2
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings.
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2019 · first_quarter · 1A
1. H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations).
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2019 · first_quarter · Q1
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFIG recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. Working with SFIG members and the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFIG was selected to co-chair the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which is meeting regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions.
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2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a single-security (SS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 5. Credit Score Competition Act - (H.R.898), specifically, supporting a free-market approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA.
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2018 · third_quarter · Q3
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a single-security (SS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 5. Credit Score Competition Act - (H.R.898), specifically, supporting a free-market approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA.
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2018 · second_quarter · Q2
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations)
H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements.
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2014 · first_quarter · RA
Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities; Reg. AB II; Dodd-Frank implementation & reform; LIBOR transition; CFPB v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts; housing finance reform issues; GSE reform; Private Label Securities (PLS); TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule; CFPB regulatory guidance; ATR/QM Patch; False Claims Act; "high-quality securitization" criteria; Basel Capital & Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio, Fundamental Review of the Trading Book & STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations; tax provisions impacting securitization structures and markets; amendments & exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance.
Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities; Reg. AB II; Dodd-Frank implementation & reform; LIBOR transition; CFPB v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts; housing finance reform issues; GSE reform; Private Label Securities (PLS); TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule; CFPB regulatory guidance; ATR/QM Patch; False Claims Act; "high-quality securitization" criteria; Basel Capital & Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio, Fundamental Review of the Trading Book & STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations; tax provisions impacting securitization structures and markets; amendments & exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, Corporate Transparency Act, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations, securitization surcharge/p-factor). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 11. SEC Rule 15c2-11 - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's public disclosure requirements, and a push for delayed implementation or complete rule reversal. 12. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP)conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J.Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022. 7. SEC Conflicts of Interest Rule - Advocacy related to concerns regarding the rule's requirements and a push for modifications to the rule.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, and its inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, and its inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, and its inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes. 4. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 5. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021, and its inclusion in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 and the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. True Lender - Issues relating to repealing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 5. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 6. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15. 9. Section 1062 (Certain Sales Between Grantor Trust and Deemed Owner) of the Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376) which would treat certain grantor trusts as separate from their owners for certain purposes. 10. LIBOR Transition - Issues related to H.R. 4616, the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 12. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States. 13. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent. 8. True Lender - Issues relating to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency rule issued in October 2020 that eliminates any ambiguity to when a bank is considered the true lender when extending a loan, including in the context of a bank and third-party partnership, including S.J. Res. 15.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption.
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (TIA) - Issues relating to a potential conflict with a provision of the Trust Indenture Act - allowing for a clarification to be limited to the LIBOR transition event and eliminating the potential of setting an unintended precedent.
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. S. 98 - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act - The Neighborhood Homes Investment Act (NHIA) creates a federal tax credit that covers the cost between building or renovating a home in these areas and the price at which they can be sold. The NHIA would also help existing homeowners in these neighborhoods to renovate and stay in their homes.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues related to Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). 12. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 13. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues related to Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF). 12. Credit Risk Transfer (CRT) - Issues related to the treatment of residential mortgage loans in forbearance under Section 4022 of the CARES Act as a delinquent loan under its fixed severity CRT bonds issued in 2013 and 2014 and concerns the about CRT programs of the GSEs as it relates to the FHFA's Enterprise Capital Rule re-proposal. 13. Enterprise Capital Rule Re-proposal - Issues related to the FHFA's re-proposed Enterprise Capital Rule and its potential impact on the broader system of housing services in the United States.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues related to Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Implementation - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs. 3. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act. 11. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues related to Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations). 3. Federal Reserves Control Proposal - Issues relating to the Feds proposed rule making on regulations relating to controlling influence over another company under the Bank Holding Company Act (BHC Act) and the Home Owners Loan Act (HOLA), that would formalize Reg Y and Reg LL frameworks for making controlling influence determinations. Specifically, SFA requests that asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) conduits be exempted from any accounting consolidation presumption. 4. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; the implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents. 7. COVID-19 - Issues relating to the nation's economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic including H.R. 748 the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or CARES Act. Specifically, issues included in Title IV related to the Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the U.S. Economy, Sec. 4014 related to optional temporary relief from current expected credit losses (CECL) accounting standards, Sec. 4022 related to the foreclosure moratorium and consumer right to request forbearance, and Sec. 4023 related to the forbearance of residential mortgage loan payments for multifamily properties with federally backed loans. Furthermore, issues related to the emergency facilities created by the Federal Reserve in response to COVID-19 including but not limited to the: Commercial Paper Funding Facility (CPFF), Primary Dealer Credit Facility (PDCF), the Money Market Mutual Fund Liquidity Facility (MMLF), the Primary Market Corporate Credit Facility (PMCCF), the Secondary Market Corporate Credit Facility (SMCCF), the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF), the Payroll Protection Program Lending Facility (PPPLF), Main Street Lending Program (MSLP) and the Municipal Liquidity Facility (MLF).
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. 7. Issues related to the Taxpayer Protection Act.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings. 10. 7. Issues related to H.R. 4206 The Student and Taxpayer Protection Act.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFA's recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. SFA is a member of the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York working to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFA co-chairs the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which meets regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions. 6. Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) - Issues relating to the interpretation and implementation of amendments and exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance; issues related to ERISA disclosures provided in securitization offering documents.
1. H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Ginnie Mae, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 2. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 3. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; issues related to risk retention provisions, the Volcker Rule (discussed SFIG recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, FDIC and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 4. Working with SFIG members and the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFIG was selected to co-chair the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which is meeting regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 5. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). Review and provide feedback on draft bipartisan bill to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a uniform mortgage backed security (UMBS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs. 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. Support of a free-market, competition-based approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 5. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA. 9. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II as it relates to RMBS issuance offerings.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations).
1. H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements. 2. Outreach to IRS and Treasury regarding tax consequences stemming from LIBOR transition for securitizations and REMICs.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements.
1. Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) - General issues concerning changes to the risk retention compliance requirements for CLOs. 2. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 3. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 4. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; H.R. 10 (The Financial CHOICE Act), specifically risk retention provisions, Volcker Rule (discussed SFIG recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 5. S.1642/H.R.3299 (Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017) - Issues concerning the effect on the secondary loan market and, by extension, securitizations. 6. Working with SFIG members and the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFIG was selected to co-chair the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which is meeting regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 7. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions.
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations)
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. General issues concerning international efforts to establish "high-quality securitization" criteria. 2. Issues/proposals in support of equitable liquidity and capital treatment for securitizations held on bank balance sheets and bank trading books, specifically, Basel Capital and Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, the Net Stable Funding Ratio, the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book and STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations)
H.R.1 (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) - Provisions potentially impacting securitization structures and markets, including treatment of housing finance, student loans, like-kind exchanges, and lease arrangements.
1. Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) - General issues concerning changes to the risk retention compliance requirements for CLOs. 2. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 3. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 4. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; H.R. 10 (The Financial CHOICE Act), specifically risk retention provisions, Volcker Rule (discussed SFIG recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 5. S.1642/H.R.3299 (Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017) - Issues concerning the effect on the secondary loan market and, by extension, securitizations. 6. Working with SFIG members and the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFIG was selected to co-chair the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which is meeting regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition. 7. Advocacy related to industry concerns regarding the Bureaus proposed consent judgment in the case of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts. This case has broad implications for the securitization market as the consent order could alter the parties settled contractual rights and obligations in these transactions.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
1. Collateralized Loan Obligations (CLOs) - General issues concerning changes to the risk retention compliance requirements for CLOs. 2. Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities - General issues concerning the appropriate treatment for bank investment in asset-backed securities under final Basel III capital and liquidity rules (includes the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, efforts to create "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" (STC) securitizations, STC treatment for short-term securitizations, and capital treatment of consolidated SPEs when risk transfer occurs). 3. Regulation AB II - Issues concerning disclosure requirements (current and potential) under the SEC's regulation AB II for all ABS asset classes, specifically auto, credit card, equipment lease and student loans. 4. General Dodd-Frank Implementation and Reform Efforts - Issues concerning the implementation of DFA final rules, including risk retention, the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), and uncleared swap margin rules; H.R. 10 (The Financial CHOICE Act), specifically risk retention provisions, Volcker Rule (discussed SFIG recommended changes with staff at SEC, Federal Reserve Board, and OCC), arbitration clauses, lead regulator concept, and "valid when made" loan provisions; reform proposals as they relate to securitization and capital markets generally; S.2155 (Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act), specifically provisions potentially related to securitization. 5. S.1642/H.R.3299 (Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017) - Issues concerning the effect on the secondary loan market and, by extension, securitizations. 6. Working with SFIG members and the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to determine best path for transition away from LIBOR (in 2021, the U.K.s Financial Conduct Authority will stop compelling banks to report LIBOR). SFIG was selected to co-chair the ARRCs Securitization Working Group which is meeting regularly with the goal of producing concrete recommendations on how best to effect the transition.
1. GSE Reform - General issues related to the preservation of a federal guaranty and the TBA (To-Be-Announced) market; support for increased participation of private capital; discussions/proposals related to credit risk transfer (CRT). 2. General Housing Finance Issues - Issues concerning FHFA's efforts to implement both a single-security (SS) and common securitization platform (CSP), including increased risk sharing, transparency, and industry participation. Providing commentary and analysis on the FHFA's proposed capital framework for the GSEs 3. Private-Label Securities (PLS) - General issues related to support for industry agreed-upon solutions arrived at in its RMBS 3.0 project for inclusion as part of any new structure for the return of private-label mortgage-backed securities; issues related to the facilitation of deal agent initiatives (PLS initiatives). 4. TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule (TRID) - General issues concerning clarity and implementation of CFPB rules. 5. Credit Score Competition Act - (H.R.898), specifically, supporting a free-market approach to the GSE's use of alternative credit models. 6. CFPB Regulatory Guidance - Proposals to reform the process by which the CFPB introduces and uses guidance in conjunction with regulation. 7. ATR/QM - General issues concerning loan origination and GSE underwriting standards. 8. False Claims Act - Advocating for the establishment of HUD guidelines to avoid/deter misuse of the FCA by the Dept. of Justice, including lobbying and advocacy around proposed legislative fixes to the FCA.
Filing targets: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Treasury, Dept of
Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities; Reg. AB II; Dodd-Frank implementation & reform; LIBOR transition; CFPB v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts; housing finance reform issues; GSE reform; Private Label Securities (PLS); TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule; CFPB regulatory guidance; ATR/QM Patch; False Claims Act; "high-quality securitization" criteria; Basel Capital & Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio, Fundamental Review of the Trading Book & STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations; tax provisions impacting securitization structures and markets; amendments & exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance.
Basel Capital and Liquidity Treatment for asset-backed securities; Reg. AB II; Dodd-Frank implementation & reform; LIBOR transition; CFPB v. National Collegiate Master Student Loan Trusts; housing finance reform issues; GSE reform; Private Label Securities (PLS); TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure Rule; CFPB regulatory guidance; ATR/QM Patch; False Claims Act; "high-quality securitization" criteria; Basel Capital & Liquidity Rules (Liquidity Coverage Ratio, Net Stable Funding Ratio, Fundamental Review of the Trading Book & STC capital treatment for short-term securitizations; tax provisions impacting securitization structures and markets; amendments & exemptions to ERISA as they relate to structured finance.