General Electric’s announcement that it will exit most of its financial services businesses is just over two weeks old, but already there are signs that one casualty could be the ABS market. According to reports from Barclays and others, GE’s decision to unload its commercial lending and leasing operation could result in lower issuance volume because GE Capital traditionally has funded these portfolios – estimated to be $74 billion in size – through ABS shelves. “As such, GE’s decision to sell the portfolio is...