FICC Alert! Proposed rule to amend the Mortgage-Backed Securities Division Clearing Rules to move certain Deterministic Risk Component items (Mark-to-Market items, cash obligation items and accrued principal and interest) from the Required Fund Deposit calculation to Cash Settlement, and more. April 12, 2022 8:36 am
Gary Gensler, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, has a net worth of $119 million March 30, 2022 3:22 pm
SEC Alert! The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose changes that would remove the references to credit rating agencies from existing exceptions provided in Rule 101 and Rule 102 of Regulation M. March 23, 2022 7:54 pm
Whistleblower Alert! The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced three awards totaling approximately $3 million to whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in three separate covered actions. March 18, 2022 4:06 pm
Whistleblower Alert! The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of about $14 million to a whistleblower who published an online report exposing an ongoing fraud. March 11, 2022 5:29 pm
Hedge Funds shorted more than $200B worth of securities YTD; Margin calls on the horizon? March 10, 2022 2:00 pm
Fed’s H8 Data update. Non-Treasury/MBS securities lost $14.9B in value from $6.3B to -$8.5B. All banks increased their Treasury unrealized gains from -$29.5B to -$15.5B or $14B gain. Unrealized gains for all securities went down $2B from -$19B to -$21B. February 5, 2022 8:53 am
U.S. Govt Securities Dealers have about $33B in FTDs for Corporate Securities on 10/12/2021. October 25, 2021 10:28 pm
Dallas Fed: Fed’s Mortgage-Backed Securities Purchases Sought Calm, Accommodation During Pandemic (And Helped Spike House Price Growth From 4.57% Pre-Covid To 16.61%!) August 30, 2021 10:12 amAugust 29, 2021 9:32 am
Bank of America files shelf to offer up to $123 billion in debt and equity securities over time August 4, 2021 1:49 pm
With Skyrocketing Home Prices, Why Is The Fed Continuing To Buy Agency Mortgage-backed Securities? May 25, 2021 7:26 pm
Federal Reserve’s Bizarre Mortgage-backed Securities (MBS) Purchase Strategy With Ultra-low Available Housing Inventory (Housing Bubble Preservation?) May 2, 2021 12:39 pm
US Banks Report $251 billion of “Unrealized Losses” on Securities Investments in 2018, the Most Since 2008: FDIC March 14, 2019 5:35 pmMarch 13, 2019 4:37 pm
Fed’s Treasury and securities holdings fall below $4 trillion for the first time in 4 years September 30, 2018 11:03 am
FINRA allows “Bad Actors” in the Securities Industry to exist because a large percentage of its revenue is derived from fines imposed on “Bad Actors” that should be kicked out of the industry. August 22, 2018 9:28 am
