Forum Releases Reg AB Draft Report

The American Securitization Forum has released a draft template report that issuers, especially mortgage securitizers, may find helpful in complying with item 1122 of the Securities and Exchange Commission's new Regulation AB.An ASF working group created the draft to aid issuers using a new interpretation of the item to avoid compiling audit attestation reports from what can be a large number of nondiscretionary servicing vendors by having their primary servicer take responsibility for those vendors' compliance. The forum will be open to feedback on the draft and plans to have the final version available by the end of February.