United States: Securitization & Structured Finance

Who purchases charged-off debt, and how do these transactions actually work? This episode explores the specialized world of debt buyers, examining how they evaluate portfolios through legal...

Event contracts, commonly known as prediction markets, have rapidly expanded to forecast elections, economic indicators, and other outcomes. As these markets grow, understanding the regulatory framework governing participation becomes critical. This overview examines the CFTC registration categories—from intermediaries and market infrastructure to market participants—that entities must navigate when engaging in event contract activities.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has issued two significant final reports addressing pre-hedging practices and financial asset tokenization, both carrying major implications for US and global derivatives regulation. These principles-based guidance documents may reshape how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approaches market-conduct standards while balancing technological innovation. The reports explore frameworks for managing conduct risks in pre-hedging activities and assess

UK Financial Insights from Katten is a monthly newsletter highlighting key noteworthy developments potentially affecting financial markets and funds in the UK and Europe.

The Result: Auto loan securitizations involving balloon loans with return options—common across Spain, Italy, the UK, Germany, and France—may lose ECB collateral eligibility, potentially impacting liquidity and pricing for affected instruments.

About two years ago, the Supreme Court held that Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) did not prohibit "pure omissions."

On September 26, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") issued a concept release to gather public comments on potential changes to its rules for asset-backed securities ("ABS").

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published a concept release inviting public comment on potential reforms to disclosure requirements for residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in the registered...

In Andersen v. Bank of N.Y. Mellon f/k/a The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Certificate Holders of the CWABS Inc. Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2007-1, the Supreme Court of New York, Richmond County held that the plaintiff did not have standing, ...