Issuers prep wave of deals to thaw frozen ABS primary

The ABS market is expected to reopen in the next week, as indicated by a burst of pre-sale reports and ABS-15G filings. While markets have been soothed by spread tightening for the second week in a row, the full effect of central bank measures such as TALF 2.0 needs to be seen before issuers flock back to market, sources say.