Issuers of auto ABS will likely continue to complete clean-up calls on seasoned transactions even in a rising interest-rate environment, according to S&P Global Ratings. The rating service said clean-up calls yield a positive impact for auto ABS issuers and investors.

The CFPB, together with four other federal agencies, last week affirmed it will not take enforcement action based on supervisory guidance. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the CFPB said supervisory guidance does not have the force and effect of law and cannot lead to enforcement actions. “Examiners will not criticize a supervised ...

There are fewer structural protections in today’s speculative-grade securities backed by subprime auto loans compared to below-investment grade issuances in the 1990s, according to an S&P Global analysis of the subprime auto loan ABS sector.