securitization

British

/ sɪˌkjʊərɪtaɪˈzeɪʃən /

noun

finance the use of such securities as eurobonds to enable investors to lend directly to borrowers with a minimum of risk but without using banks as intermediaries

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In the time since, a growing share of mortgage lending and servicing has gone through nonbank entities like Rocket, with the loans ultimately going into the securitization market.

From The Wall Street Journal

It happened with securitization markets during the 2007-08 financial crisis.

From MarketWatch

Harrison sought transcendence; what he set in motion was securitization.

From The Wall Street Journal

Guardrails like ability-to-repay standards, strong servicing practices, transparency in securitization, and risk-sensitive capital requirements remain essential to managing risk and protecting borrowers.

From Barron's

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