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Allison Pyburn

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  • Global Research Fellowship, Victoria Le Aelius
United States
As seen in: Financial Times, Forbes, Debtwire
Covers:  Global economics, monetary policy, environmental stewardship, complex securities, student loans, renewable energy

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Allison Pyburn’s Biography

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I am a consultant and writer focused on the functional structure of the new economy.

In 2008 I assisted to launch and subsequently lead a global wire service in order to track the unwind of complex asset-backed securities backed predominantly by residential and commercial mortgages. I am an expert in complex securitization including ABS CDOs, student loans and solar panel ABS; I closely tracked FDIC and Treasury mortgage resolution strategies including HAMP, a series of state and federal settl…

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NY Judge rules against ECMC, says student loan dischargeability test made debtors feel hopeless

NY Judge rules against ECMC, says student loan dischargeability test made debtors feel hopeless

A New York bankruptcy judge ruled that student loan borrower Kevin Rosenberg's USD 221,385 loan held by Educa…

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Deutsche Bank Bad Bank Spin-off Could Trigger Derivative EODs

Deutsche Bank Bad Bank Spin-off Could Trigger Derivative EODs

A Deutsche Bank restructuring could trigger an event of default in derivative contracts to which the troubled…

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Judge affirms Lehman bankruptcy ruling: Swap contracts are protected, even if ipso facto clauses

Judge affirms Lehman bankruptcy ruling: Swap contracts are protected, even if ipso facto clauses

A US district court judge has affirmed a bankruptcy court decision in Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc., 553 B.R. 47…

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Navient servicing woes may threaten FFELP guaranty payments

Navient servicing woes may threaten FFELP guaranty payments

Shares of Navient continued to hover near 52-week lows today as investors weighed the latest state attorney g…

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Navient fumbles as stakeholders wring hands over legacy program, ABS

Navient fumbles as stakeholders wring hands over legacy program, ABS

Pressure may grow on Navient Corp's ability to maintain revenue and refinance billions in upcoming bond unsec…

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RMBS investors will look to WaMu estate for putback recoveries - ruling

RMBS investors will look to WaMu estate for putback recoveries - ruling

JPMorgan is likely to pay a de minimis amount of liability to fulfill Deutsche Bank’s estimated USD 6bn to US…

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Moody's FFELP ABS downgrades signal cracks in legacy sector

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By Allison Pyburn
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Moody's Investors Service downgraded 26 classes of FFELP ABS subject to CFTC swap margin posting requirements on Thursday, following years of advocacy work on behalf of former Moody's rating analyst and Debtwire ABS alum Bill Harrington. Harrington, now a senior fellow at the Croatan Institute, lobbied the rating agencies, SEC, CFTC and others to require full collateralization of embedded ABS swaps and properly assess the risk of legacy deals which contain them.
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Student loan giant Navient fumbles as stakeholders wring hands over legacy program, ABS

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By Reshmi Basu Verified, Allison Pyburn, Bill Harrington
| Debtwire Verified
Pressure may grow on student loan giant Navient Corp.’s ability to maintain revenue and refinance billions in upcoming bond payments as technicalities in the ABS market combine with slow student loan repayments and political headwinds, according to the company’s year-end disclosures and Standard & Poor’s — which downgraded Navient’s senior unsecured debt rating to BB- in December.
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US Government Plays Robin Hood Under Guise Of National Mortgage Settlements

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By Allison Pyburn
| Forbes Verified
By Allison Pyburn If you invest in a retirement account or rely on a public pension, you may find yourself footing the bill for the U.S. Government's recent spate of headline mortgage settlements with the nation's largest banks. While the settlements promise billions in consumer relief, average consumers – and not the banks – are picking up a significant share of the tab.
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