via early warning systems. We analyzed the performance of structured finance ratings and structured finance issuance … theoretical models and a survey of institutions involved in securitization. With the conclusions of this analysis we evaluate the …

credit risk transfer instrument and to increase performance, while European originators focus on regulatory capital arbitrage … and performance improvement. For German banks securitization seems to be an appropriate funding tool. The proposed …. -- regulatory arbitrage ; securitization ; subprime crisis ; ABS ; credit risk transfer ; Basel III ; liquidity …

securitization or if they choose vertical slice retention instead of retaining the equity tranche. Moreover, the relevance of credit …

research has hypothesized that these cutoff rules result from a securitization rule of thumb. Under this theory, an observed … jump in defaults at the cutoff would imply that securitization led to lax screening. We argue instead that originators … that securitization caused lax screening. We examine loan-level data and find that the evidence is inconsistent with the …

We examine the payoff performance, up to the end of 2013, of non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS …

This paper investigates the relationship between securitization activity and the extension of subprime credit. The … the years 2003-2005. Second, the securitization of subprime loans increased substantially over the same time period … securitization activity of investment banks was driven by forces exogenous to factors impacting lending decisions in the primary …

the moral hazard effect of securitization on underwriting. This research design is premised on the assumption that these … cutoff rules are a response by lenders to securitization rules of thumb. We reexamine the evidence and find it is … cutoff rules in underwriting, one cannot use these same cutoff rules to learn about the effect of securitization on …

Asset-backed securitization (ABS) may contribute to generating instability in financial markets both through an 'inside … chapter is related to the literature analyzing relations between the financial crisis and asset- backed securitization …

This paper examines the financial stability implications arising from securitization markets, with one eye on the past … industry developments in the years before the crisis. Emphasis is placed on the various ways in which securitization markets … securitization markets are then discussed, including a treatment of various regulatory initiatives, the operational infrastructure of …