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Our mission: Bringing practical business and technical intelligence to today's structured cabling professionals

For more than 30 years, Cabling Installation & Maintenance has provided useful, practical information to professionals responsible for the specification, design, installation and management of structured cabling systems serving enterprise, data center and other environments. These professionals are challenged to stay informed of constantly evolving standards, system-design and installation approaches, product and system capabilities, technologies, as well as applications that rely on high-performance structured cabling systems. Our editors synthesize these complex issues into multiple information products. This portfolio of information products provides concrete detail that improves the efficiency of day-to-day operations, and equips cabling professionals with the perspective that enables strategic planning for networks’ optimum long-term performance.

Throughout our annual magazine, weekly email newsletters and 24/7/365 website, Cabling Installation & Maintenance digs into the essential topics our audience focuses on.

  • Design, Installation and Testing: We explain the bottom-up design of cabling systems, from case histories of actual projects to solutions for specific problems or aspects of the design process. We also look at specific installations using a case-history approach to highlight challenging problems, solutions and unique features. Additionally, we examine evolving test-and-measurement technologies and techniques designed to address the standards-governed and practical-use performance requirements of cabling systems.
  • Technology: We evaluate product innovations and technology trends as they impact a particular product class through interviews with manufacturers, installers and users, as well as contributed articles from subject-matter experts.
  • Data Center: Cabling Installation & Maintenance takes an in-depth look at design and installation workmanship issues as well as the unique technology being deployed specifically for data centers.
  • Physical Security: Focusing on the areas in which security and IT—and the infrastructure for both—interlock and overlap, we pay specific attention to Internet Protocol’s influence over the development of security applications.
  • Standards: Tracking the activities of North American and international standards-making organizations, we provide updates on specifications that are in-progress, looking forward to how they will affect cabling-system design and installation. We also produce articles explaining the practical aspects of designing and installing cabling systems in accordance with the specifications of established standards.

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KBRA Releases Research – The Evolving Landscape of Noncitizen Borrowers in U.S. RMBS

KBRA releases research analyzing the growing presence and credit performance of non-U.S. citizen borrowers in private-label residential mortgage-backed securities (PLS).

Key Takeaways

  • Noncitizen borrower exposure has increased sharply (2.5x) over the past five years, rising from minimal levels in the mid-2010s to meaningfully higher shares in recent vintages. Noncitizen exposure is heavily concentrated in non-prime PLS transactions, where the combined share of noncitizen borrower types approaches 13.6% of the collateral pools.
  • There are no federal laws prohibiting mortgage lending to noncitizens, and core regulations—such as the Ability-to-Repay (ATR) rule and fair lending laws—apply regardless of immigration status. While a few states restrict property ownership for certain foreign nationals, homeownership and foreclosure processes for noncitizens is generally the same as for U.S. citizens, with no legal barrier to lien enforcement.
  • Foreign nationals have the highest default rate at 4.6%, compared to 1.7% for U.S. citizens. This elevated default risk may reflect lower owner-occupancy (13.1%), reliance on foreign income, and limited credit history, while the strong performance of permanent residents likely stems from favorable attributes such as higher full documentation (21.5%) and owner-occupancy (63.5%).
  • ITIN borrowers face elevated default risk due to policies that may disrupt residency stability and restrict access to refinancing or traditional loan options. Exposure to ITIN loans remains minimal in RMBS and has been confined to non-prime transactions. Although performance has been positive to date (virtually no defaults or losses), the dataset is very limited, warranting continued observation in today’s shifting political environment.

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About KBRA

KBRA, one of the major credit rating agencies, is registered in the U.S., EU, and the UK. KBRA is recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency in Taiwan, and is also a Designated Rating Organization for structured finance ratings in Canada. As a full-service credit rating agency, investors can use KBRA ratings for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

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Armine Karajyan, Senior Director

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Sharif Mahdavian, Managing Director

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Edward DeVito, Senior Managing Director

+1 646-731-2319

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Jack Kahan, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ABS & RMBS

+1 646-731-2486

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Yee Cent Wong, Senior Managing Director, Lead Analytical Manager, Structured Finance Ratings

+1 646-731-2374

yee.cent.wong@kbra.com

Eric Thompson, SMD, Global Head of Structured Finance Ratings

+1 646-731-2355

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Adam Tempkin, Senior Director of Communications

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Daniel Stallone, Managing Director

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