John S. Hintze

The 45% charge provides an interim step toward a longer-term risk-based capital schema for insurers.

The booming loan and CLO markets could face hurdles unless merger & acquisition activity picks up.

As the inflation reduction campaign has miles to go, banks considering credit risk transfers referencing commercial real estate could find enthusiastic investors.

The Japanese banking giant's sub foresees vibrant 2024 and expanding CLO interest from Asian investors.

The initial protection amount, Moody's says, is 12.5% of the total reference pool and equals the principal amount of the rated and unrated issued notes.

Chris Hentemann, whose fund manages $6.2 billion in assets, seeks out B-piece opportunities and foresees banks executing more bulk loan sales and credit-risk transfers.

The market expects a wide variety of banks to issue CLNs to bolster their regulatory capital compliance, and support ongoing lending.

Contenders see plenty of room for the market of EFTS investing in CLOs to grow. The question is if they can potentially usurp some of banks' dominance in AAA-tranche investing.

Alyssa Irving sees bright production prospects for 2024 for a range of securitization assets, as the industry awaits rate cuts.

Greater market acceptance of sophisticated models and attractive pricing prompted investors to seek more of the uncorrelated risk.

Banks and Congressmen alike see U.S. regulators' version of Basel III as overly stringent for the securitization market.

Sophisticated technology enables the firm's real-time market adjustments, allowing the lender to become a top securitizer quickly since its founding in 2016.

COVID-19 largesse enabled subprime borrowers to pay down debt and boost credit scores. Then interest rates rocketed up in 2022, and new subprime auto borrowers felt the pinch.

Plain vanilla deals likely exempt, if equity is not sold to third parties

The decision narrows scope of impacted transactions and participants, to the market's relief.

The bonds are supported by overcollateralization, and new collateral was added to further diversify the pool of assets.

The market appears strongly divided, as commercial real estate presents investors with stark choices and big risk-management decisions, often differing by region and by sub-sector.

Esoteric transactions' premiums and longer durations are especially attractive, as other consumer assets are put to the test.

The SEC could crimp effective investor communications, while IOSCO seeks feedback on 12 proposed "good practices" when operating in the leveraged loan and CLO markets.

Regional banks may soon favor CLOs again while proposed rules could draw banks to the market long-term.