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		About Us RangeMark Financial Serivces RangeMark is a financial services firm specializing in structured finance and public finance assets....
		Valuation of TruPS CDOs Technical Summary Approach Trust Preferred Securities (TruPS) are long-dated subordinated securities with deferrable interest features....
		Measuring the Risk of Securitized Products Breaking the Credit Rating Cartel The use of poor risk measures for securitized products was one of the chief culprits behind the credit bubble and burst....
		What about the Troubled Assets? On November 25th the Federal Reserve announced two additional initiatives under the Emergency Stabilization and Recovery Act of 2008.
		RMBS Performance Profile Stochastic Simulation Analysis
		Reviving Securitization The Need for Improved Transparency, Risk Measures and Professional Practices
		RangeMark Mortgage Credit Model A Layman’s Guide
		Don’t Direct FFELP to the History Books Eliminating FFELP, as proposed by the new Administration, would be a mistake. It’s more cost-effective than the alternative
		Troubled Assets Relief Program Financial Guarantee Transactions – A Principles Guide
		Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts Probabilistic Approach to Measuring Expected Claims Liability
		Projecting Changes in Home Prices Light at the End of the Tunnel?
		Valuing Illiquid Structured Products Principles-based Pricing Framework and Methodology