Raymond Natter
PartnerBARNETT SIVON & NATTER, PC
Raymond Natter is Partner at Barnett Sivon & Natter in Washington, DC, where he specializes in representing financial institutions before the U.S. Congress and federal regulatory agencies. Previously, Mr. Natter served as Deputy Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), where his responsibilities included the development and review of all of that agency’s regulatory undertakings from 1995 through 2004. At the OCC, he also was responsible for the legal department’s securities and corporate practices division, bank structure division and legislative affairs office. He was a member of the Basel II Capital Steering Committee, the National Risk Committee and the National Risk Committee Steering Committee. Prior to the OCC, Mr. Natter served as a senior staffer on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, and was the Committee’s Republican Chief Counsel from 1989 through 1995. Prior to the Senate, Mr. Natter was Senior Counsel at the Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC. He has written extensively on financial services legal and policy issues, and is often asked to speak at financial institution conferences and seminars and cited in the industry’s leading publications for his expertise in the financial services field. Mr. Natter received his degree from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, his JD from Georgetown University Law Center, and his LL.M with highest honors from the George Washington University National Law Center. (This is me - Update Profile)
| 2004 - present | Partner BARNETT SIVON & NATTER, PC |
|---|---|
| 1995 - 2004 | Deputy Chief Counsel OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY |
| 1989 - 1995 | General Counsel (R), Banking/Housing/Urban Affairs UNITED STATES SENATE |
| 1987 - 1989 | Special Counsel, Banking/Finance/Urban Affairs UNITED STATES SENATE |
| 1986 - 1987 | Senior Counsel FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM |
| 1984 - 1986 | Special Counsel, Banking/Finance/Urban Affairs UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
GLG Study Groups with Raymond Natter(?)
| Study Group Name | Members |
|---|---|
| Rating Agency Experts | 83 |
| Sub-Prime Lending Experts | 509 |
| Subprime Mortgage Experts (US) | 481 |
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Analyses by Raymond Natter(?)
Congress is in the process of re-acting to the problems caused by subprime lending and securitization of subprime debt. As the extent of the problem grows, Congress will respond with legislation to "reform" the marketplace and "punish" the guilty. Wall Street firms will be a clear target,...
The mortgage rate freeze announced on December 6 will be harder to implement than one might think. Many questions remain and the answers will have to be negotiated among the parties. But even after it is implemented, it will not be enough and additional measures will be necessary.
The 18 month moratorium on approvals of commercial firms acquiring industrial banks will not be extended past January. The FDIC may not have the legal ability to block the acquisition of banks by Wal-Mart and Blackstone (Alliance). This could open the flood gates for other deals as well....
Many of the larger financial services firms have been hurt by the subprime mortgage downturn, with most of the damage resulteding from the loss of confidence in the credit markets for MBS, CDOs and other instruments that would be tainted by subprime collateral. However, the industry is also heavily...
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