Two comebacks and a pull-back: credit card ABS, insurance tier two and SSA bonds

About this episode

The episode discusses the revival of credit card ABS, challenges in the insurance tier two market, and SSA bonds' reluctance to test Treasury spread records.

Send us Fan Mail ◆ Credit card ABS grows as securitization sets off for Barcelona ◆ What can scupper insurance tier two spree ◆ SSAs appear unwilling to test Treasury spread record A deal from Vanquis Bank, a securitization of credit card receivables, is the latest deal in a revival of an asset class that has been morinund since the 2008 financial crisis. We examine why this market is making a comeback now and what makes it different this time. We also discuss our sister pod...

Topics covered

• credit card ABS
• insurance tier two
• SSA bonds
• securitization
• financial markets

Keywords

• credit card ABS
• securitization
• insurance tier two
• SSA bonds
• financial crisis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vanquis Bank

Places: Barcelona

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