ABS (issuance) will be down a little bit in the coming year because most of the growth was in the home equity sector. |
I don't see any way it will be down 20%, like people were predicting. |
There is just plenty of supply. There are deals coming out everywhere. |
We had a huge increase this year and it's unlikely that it can be sustained at that level. With interest rates moving higher, mortgage originations will be down a little bit, and as a result, securitizations will be down. |
You kind of become surrogate parents. |