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Utility Recovery Bond Players Argue They’re Not ABS
December 11, 2025
Brandon Ivey
Issuers of utility recovery bonds want the SEC to treat the asset as corporate bonds. They raised concerns about a recent flip by the SEC to treat URBs as ABS, though the SEC notes that it has considered some URBs to be ABS for years.
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