Huntington National Bank is in the market with its first auto ABS since 2016. The bank completed a credit-risk transfer transaction in late December involving a $3.0 billion pool of auto loans.

Purchasing Power partners with employers to offer employees funds for purchases of appliances, electronics and furniture. The firm doesn’t charge interest on the loans. Instead, prices on the items are marked up.

Citibank this week issued two credit card securitizations totaling $1.5 billion. The bank’s last credit card deal was in October 2018.

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.