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Home » Some See Value in Subprime Auto Sector Despite Continuing Losses. Houston, Do We Have a Bubble?
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Some See Value in Subprime Auto Sector Despite Continuing Losses. Houston, Do We Have a Bubble?

December 4, 2015
Some market analysts see an investment opportunity brewing in subprime auto ABS in the coming year, despite increasing regulatory attention. But certain rating analysts are emphasizing the rising losses the sector has been seeing for the last few months, and a few contrarians think the market is either poised to enter bubble territory or is already there. Consumer ABS analysts at Wells Fargo Securities are recommending subprime auto subordinated bonds rated BBB, convinced they offer good value on a risk-adjusted basis. With spreads set to finish 2015 at historically wide levels (excluding the financial crisis), the analysts expect...
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