The SEC has finalized a rule prohibiting certain conflicts of interest in the securitization market. Industry participants are largely happy with changes in the final version of the rule.

Servicing practices at credit unions, relatively new participants in the auto ABS market, differ in some ways from the industry at large.

VineBrook Homes is set to issue its first single-family rental securitization. Issuance in the sector ticked up in the third quarter after declining for more than a year.

Esoteric ABS provide stronger yields than traditional ABS. In exchange, investors face greater liquidity risk and some unknowns on future performance.

Concord Music Group issued its second ABS last week. Concord CEO said issuing an ABS was complicated but worth the effort.

Attendance at the ABS East conference hit a record this week even as industry participants are anticipating a recession. Parts of the ABS market are offering investors better returns than corporate debt.

Bank demand for agency MBS is weak, leading to wider spreads and losses on MBS holdings for some. Banks are also reducing their lending activity, providing an opening for nonbanks.

Vehicle ABS issuance reached a record $46.5 billion in the third quarter, and that doesn't count rental-fleet financing. But a sharp decline in auto-dealer floorplan securitization led to a slip in business ABS production. (Includes three data tables.)

When servicing on auto ABS transferred earlier this year following the failure of two issuers, delinquencies on the deals spiked. Months later, defaults remain well above the levels seen before the transfers.

Ginnie loosens requirements for RPL pooling; Fannie sees tighter spreads with latest CRT issuance; tender offers on outstanding CRT transactions; new ABS issuers; DBRS proposes changes to commercial MBS rating methodology.