Subprime Auto ABS Credit Enhancements Spark Debate

Joseph Cioffi was quoted in a GlobalCapital article, “Subprime Auto ABS Credit Enhancements Spark Debate.”

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Lawyer Claims ABS Structures Show Signs of Weakness, Despite Ratings

Joseph Cioffi was quoted in an Auto Finance News article, “Lawyer Claims ABS Structures Show Signs of Weakness, Despite Ratings.”

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Trustees Build Cases Against Auto Lenders

Joseph Cioffi was quoted in an Asset-Backed Alert article, “Trustees Build Cases Against Auto Lenders”.

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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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