The final rule for private fund advisers addressed many concerns of CLO market watchers around compliance burdens. Separately, a federal appeals court held that syndicated term loans aren’t securities.
If the proposal is implemented, some mortgage originations that have gone into bank portfolios would likely go into MBS instead. The impact on bank investment in MBS and ABS looks to be much more modest.
Total ABS issuance in the first half of 2023 was running slightly below the level of a year ago, but the key markets — vehicle and business finance — were both up as of the end of June. (Includes two data charts.)
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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