ABS Sales Revive as Delayed Deals Return
- ‘Buy now, pay later’ lender Affirm finishes $500 million deal
- Still, CIBC has postponed a credit card deal citing volatility
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Companies are returning to the asset-backed securities market for financing, reviving deals that stalled after a surge in bond yields and signs of mounting risk drove some investors to the sidelines.
At least seven such securitized bond offerings -- which bundle consumer debt -- were pulled in late February and early March as the war in Ukraine and the increasingly hawkish shift by the Federal Reserve rattled financial markets.