Closer Look at Credit Enhancements in Subprime Auto ABS Market Show Signs of Vulnerability – New “Credit Chronometer” to Analyze Developments Impacting Credit Markets.

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),...

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Financial Institution Lawsuits Against Equifax Tempt Consumer Backlash

Joseph Cioffi’s article, “Financial Institution Lawsuits Against Equifax Tempt Consumer Backlash” was published in ValueWalk.

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Subprime Surprise? Subprime Auto Overcollateralization May Not Be Overly Protective

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...

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Residential Mortgages and RMBS: 60-Second Market Review and Insights

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...

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Marketplace Lending: 60-Second Market Review and Insights

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.

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PACE Financing: 60-Second Market Review and Insights

Originations and Issuances, by the Numbers $3.7 billion has been advanced to homeowners under residential Property Assessed Clean Energy (R-PACE). Additionally, nearly $500 million has been advanced for commercial PACE (C-PACE) projects. Although R-PACE currently accounts for just .03% of the $12.8 trillion in household debt, it is one of the fastest growing sources of consumer credit and...

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Student Loans: 60-Second Market Review and Insights

Originations and Issuances, by the Numbers Student loan debt rose to $1.34 trillion in Q2 2017, up from $1.31 trillion at the end of 2016, and now accounts for 10.4% of the $12.8 trillion in total household debt.

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