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Shelter from the storm
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Understanding 'true LTV'
Risk management is now top of the boardroom agenda for mortgage lenders across the globe. Mark Witherspoon of UKValuation explains why understanding the concept of 'true loan-to-value' is a key element of any lender's approach to risk management
A tough year
Institutional Investor Rankings 2008
Lawsuits leave monolines' future in the balance
Two high-profile court cases involving FGIC and XL Capital Assurance could determine the fate of the troubled monoline insurance industry. If the verdicts go against the insurers, the damage would not just be to their reputation, but it would call into…
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Striving high
End-User Survey 2008
Restoring ratings
CDO ratings
A clearer picture
Fraud has gone to the top of the postmortem on the US subprime debacle. To detect and prevent it, more information at the loan level is needed, and the standardisation of data would also help investors in mortgage-backed securities make better decisions,…
The Big Interview: Ian Bell
S&P's European structured finance head defends the agency over accusations that they could have done more to anticipate this summer's crisis. He talks to Matthew Attwood