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ARCHIVE | Criteria | Governments | U.S. Public Finance: New Discounts Reflect Changes To Mortgage Insurer Ratings In The Municipal Housing Sector (As Of Oct. 29, 2009) Oct 09
Standard & Poors, Oct 2009
Abstract
1. Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is refining and adapting its methodology and assumptions for single-family whole loan bond resolutions related to the criteria article, 'Single-Family Whole Loan Programs,' published June 14, 2007, on RatingsDirect and on www.standardandpoors.com. We are publishing this article to help market participants better understand our approach to reviewing discount factors applied to claim payments made by mortgage insurers. This article partly amends and supersedes the article 'New Discounts Reflect Changes to Mortgage Insurer Ratings in the Municipal Housing Sector' published Aug. 11, 2009, on RatingsDirect and the other articles listed in the 'Related Research' section at the end of this article. This article is part of a broad series of measures announced last year to...
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