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ABS market not the cheapest cost of financing for issuer of first ever trade in the asset class
Revival of high LTV mortgage lending is creating an opportunity for more SRT and deconsolidation transactions
Trade follows the end of a joint venture to originate loans
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HilltopSecurities hired Tom Baurle to serve as managing director and investment banker, expanding its debt capital markets team. Baurle will focus on ABS, private debt originations and structured finance strategies across various sectors.
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Timeshare ABS issuers have seen an accelerated recovery in their US business, as pent-up demand for travel translated into higher occupancy rates, according to second quarter earnings calls hosted by the companies this week. Timeshare loan performance has exceeded expectations, allowing those companies to reduce their provision for loan losses on their balance sheets.
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A new level of harmonisation and simplicity in financial markets communication is on the horizon, according to supporters of the Common Domain Model — a coding framework that will allow bonds, repos and derivatives to be described in a single format, potentially making processing more efficient and less manual.
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Presidio Petroleum closed an inaugural, private securitization backed by oil and gas assets on Wednesday to fund its “acquisition driven” growth strategy. A Morgan Stanley Energy Partners portfolio company, Presidio has been acquiring several oil and gas assets from different energy companies in the past few years.
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GoodLeap is preparing an ABS backed by loans originated to install solar panels and energy efficiency home improvements. It is the firm's second deal after it expanded into home improvement lending. The outlook is rosy for the solar and home improvement sectors thanks to a home improvement boom and growing interest in the environment, said sources.
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The Federal Reserve signalled that tapering is near in its Wednesday meeting, describing how the US economy has made progress and employment continues to strengthen. ABS pros are expecting the Jackson Hole Summit in August to be a natural point to begin tapering and pull back MBS purchases at a faster rate than Treasurys.
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Royal Dutch Shell and London asset manager Tramontana have created a carbon credit securitization product, forming a new asset class aimed at optimising the offsetting of carbon dioxide emissions. Tom Brown reports.
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Affirm priced its buy now pay later ABS on Tuesday afternoon. The revolving transaction is designed to provide Affirm with the flexibility to fund shorter term instalment loans.
