You have probably heard of securitization. It’s a way of turning non-financial assets into liquid securities that investors can buy and sell. Despite its role in the market crash of 2008 and ...

In finance, it seems like nearly anything can be traded for profits. Securitization is the process of taking groups of assets, packaging them together, and selling them as interest-earning securities ...

Structured finance is expanding as alternative credit grows, new asset classes emerge and investors demand more targeted capital solutions. Products that were once firmly securities are moving up the ...

When you borrow money to buy a home, your loan is almost always “securitized.” Pope Francis recently railed against complex financial securities. Although he did not condemn all securitization, he ...

LendingClub’s first securitization of its own consumer installment loans is an important step in rebuilding its business following a scandal last year over its corporate controls. The company has been ...