Huntington National Bank is in the market with its first auto ABS since 2016. The bank completed a credit-risk transfer transaction in late December involving a $3.0 billion pool of auto loans.
Purchasing Power partners with employers to offer employees funds for purchases of appliances, electronics and furniture. The firm doesn’t charge interest on the loans. Instead, prices on the items are marked up.
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is working to establish a process that would allow the regulator to alter the ratings assigned to certain MBS and ABS held by insurance companies.
Fed stays course on MBS sales; SFA close to revising data tape for prime non-agency MBS; MBS on watch for rating upgrades by Fitch; subprime auto ABS impairments rise; commercial MBS delinquencies decline; Fannie sees tighter spreads for latest CRT; Morningstar not ready to give positive commercial MBS credit for “mass timber” construction.
The big engines in the ABS market — vehicle and business-finance deals — posted solid gains in annual issuance last year, along with sharp declines in quarterly production. (Includes three data tables.)
Participants in the MBS and ABS market have widespread concerns about a proposal to adjust capital requirements for large banks. They argue that the proposed capital requirements are unnecessarily high.
FINRA proposed reducing trade reporting requirements to one minute after execution from 15 minutes. Many trades of agency debt securities and TBA MBS already meet the proposed reporting requirements, while ABS reporting lags.