The Structured Finance Association warned that the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule on auto dealers could have unintended consequences for the securitization market.

In 2020, the SEC made a move to apply a disclosure rule that had been in effect for nearly 30 years to MBS and ABS. Industry participants have been able to delay enforcement of the rule while seeking changes to the disclosure requirements.

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.

Both delinquencies on securitized student loans and prepayment rates on student loan ABS are up and could increase further due to the Biden administration’s efforts to help distressed borrowers.

Cybersecurity disclosure rules for ABS should be focused on primary servicers, the Structured Finance Association said in comments to the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The SEC’s proposal on disclosure requirements and other standards for hedge funds, private equity funds and venture capital funds could have negative impacts for CLOs, SFA and others warn.

A new SEC proposal wouldn’t set climate-related disclosures for MBS and ABS, though such standards are still under consideration.

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said the OCC will continue to ensure banks are not used as a vehicle for "rent-a-charter" arrangements.

When looking at activity by rating services in 2020, the SEC found problems involving ABS and CLOs, among other issues. The regulator as usual didn’t identify the offenders.

The Structured Finance Association said the SEC’s Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 would lead to illiquidity in the ABS market.