The market for collateralized debt obligations faces more downgrades as losses on mortgage-backed securities prompt Fitch Ratings to overhaul the way it assesses the risk of CDOs based on company debt ...

For the third time in just a few months, Merrill Lynch has taken a huge, multi-billion-dollar "writedown" on its investments in mortgage-backed securities. Banks are suffering big losses because of ...

(Bloomberg) U.S. banking industry groups are pressing regulators to clarify accounting for certain securities under the Volcker Rule after lenders complained the Dodd-Frank Act measure may force them ...

A fear too many greenhorn collateralized debt obligation managers have entered the market is concerning investors. But, with the current momentum they also think it’ll probably take a credit blowout ...