The Inflation Reduction Act will likely increase solar ABS transaction volume and improve performance, KBRA said, due in large part to its enhancement of an existing investment tax credit.

Prepayments on student loan ABS could spike amid debt forgiveness; Annaly sells stock; the Erbey-Altisource-PIMCO connection; commercial MBS at risk with potential bankruptcy of Regal Cinemas owner.

FINRA and the MSRB plan to cut the reporting time for TRACE-eligible trades from 15 minutes to just one.

Performance of student loan ABS declined in the second quarter. And a moratorium on payments for federally backed student loans is set to expire at the end of August.

Music investment company Hipgnosis Song Management is set to issue an ABS tied to royalties on 980 songs. The deal received a slightly lower rating than similar ABS from other firms.

Higher interest rates aren’t cutting into the issuance of auto ABS this year and there are few concerns about loan performance.

A slump in equipment-finance and other business-related securitizations largely offset rising issuance volume in other sectors of the ABS market during the second quarter of 2022. (Includes two data charts.)

MBS and ABS participants gathered in Las Vegas this week, discussing volatility and weak demand from investors. The consensus? Buyers will remain cautious until getting a better handle on the Fed’s actions.

S&P Global said its base-case assessment places the risk of recession over the next 12 months at 40%, “with the risk greater in 2023.”

Litigation-finance ABS, backed by advances made to injured individuals in litigation, allow plaintiffs to press for larger settlement payouts from insurance companies.