Standard & Poor's has announced rating actions on several monoline bond insurers following additional stress tests related to their domestic subprime mortgage exposure. Lowered were certain ratings related to Financial Guaranty Insurance Co., XL Capital Assurance Inc., and XL Financial Assurance Ltd. Other ratings, including some of MBIA's and Ambac's, were affirmed.
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Ralo uses artificial intelligence to automate the entire process, saving consumers money by cutting out commissioned loan officers, processors and underwriters.
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Part of the proposal affects the risk weighting for certain "investment properties and other cashflow-dependent" mortgages, according to a new Pennymac report.
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William Isaac led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through the banking and thrift crises of the 1980s and was a frequent commentator on bank regulation after his time in public service.
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The longtime Federal Reserve chair served under four presidents and presided over the deregulatory and pro-market push of the 1990s and early 2000s that set the stage for the 2008 mortgage crisis.
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Life insurers have offloaded long-term policyholder liabilities into offshore reinsurance and captive subsidiaries, raising concerns over state oversight of opaque investment vehicles and whether insurers have adequately funded claims.
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AI is leaving its marks in a wave of recent pro se litigation with fabricated citations and debunked arguments found throughout lawsuits, attorneys say.
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