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Securitization provides $13.1 trillion in financing and funded more than 50% of U.S. household debt last year. At the end of the day, through securitization and structured finance, more families, individuals, and businesses have access to essential credit, seamlessly and at a lower price.
The coronavirus outbreak has significantly disrupted global travel, and this has had a negative impact on the airline industry. For the time being, aircraft ABS are insulated from this negative credit event. However, a prolonged and widespread slowdown in global air traffic, leading to much higher than expected lessee defaults, would negatively impact aircraft ABS structures.
New GAO report finds highest-rated senior tranches of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) remained “largely resilient” following the initial COVID-19 shock even as the leveraged loans deteriorated.