Joseph Cioffi was quoted in an Auto Finance News article, “Lawyer Claims ABS Structures Show Signs of Weakness, Despite Ratings.”
Joseph Cioffi was quoted in an Asset-Backed Alert article, “Trustees Build Cases Against Auto Lenders”.
New York, NY, October 10, 2017 – Davis & Gilbert partner Joseph Cioffi, a widely-respected authority on loan and securitization markets, has found that credit enhancements supporting subprime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) do not necessarily provide the same level of protection as credit enhancements supporting pre-financial crisis era subprime residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS),...
Joseph Cioffi’s article, “Financial Institution Lawsuits Against Equifax Tempt Consumer Backlash” was published in ValueWalk.
Historically, investors in subprime auto asset-backed securities (ABS) have been able to sleep well at night. They have rested easy in part because credit enhancements in securitizations have protected them from losses. Today, due in large part to the safety expected from credit enhancements, rumblings about the parallels between subprime auto lending and pre-financial crisis subprime mortgage...
Originations and Issuances, by the Numbers New mortgage originations reached $421 billion in Q2 2017, down from $427 billion in Q2 2016 (a 1.41% decrease). Housing debt reached $9.14 trillion in Q2 2017, up from $8.84 trillion in Q2 2016 (a 3.82% increase). Housing debt, at 68% of the $12.8 trillion in national household debt, continues to be far and away the leading form of consumer debt in the...
ABS Issuances, by the Numbers Nine ABS deals totaling $3 billion closed in Q2 2017, a 76% increase from Q2 2016. Q2 ABS issuances included approximately $2 billion in consumer (up 28% versus Q1 2017) and approximately $1 billion in student (down 5% versus Q1 2017). All deals were rated. Total ABS issuance is expected to be over $11 billion in 2017.
