Claudia H. Fendian

Claudia’s practice focuses on asset securitization, structured finance and other corporate finance transactions. She represents a diverse range of clients, including issuers, underwriters, lenders, mortgage servicers and other market participants in a variety of complex structured finance transactions, with an emphasis on mortgage and asset-backed securitization transactions. Her practice spans a wide breadth of asset classes, including mortgage servicing rights (including excess spread and advance financing) and residential mortgage-backed securities, among others. She also has experience with both term and revolving financing structures

• Served as issuer’s and initial purchaser’s counsel to J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (together, “J.P. Morgan”) in connection with the development and execution of a securitization program involving the issuance of $186.4 million in securities backed by a fixed pool of participation interests in home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) originated by third parties.
• Counsel to both sponsor and underwriter in major monthly RMBS securitization program.
• Counsel to investment bank in recurring underwritings and revolving investments in agency mortgage servicing rights facilitated through both master trust structures and direct financing arrangements.
• Counsel to mortgage loan originators advising on securitization disclosures, indemnification matters, and agreements.
• Counsel to servicer in cyclical servicing transfer arrangements.