Investors continue their attraction to mortgage-related offerings, debt or otherwise. The latest firm to saddle up to the capital markets bar: Mr. Cooper.

Loans backing securitized products are holding up fairly well even though the use of forbearance has increased. A combination of investor protections and changes in underwriting practices is helping.

Although ABS issuance backed by auto finance fell 26% from the first to the second quarter, the sector still accounted for nearly 57% of non-mortgage securitization in the first half of 2020. (Includes two data charts.)