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KBRA Releases Research – Consumer ABS Breakfast Briefing: Credit Fundamentals Across ABS—KBRA Event Recap

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases a recap of its Consumer ABS Breakfast Briefing, where KBRA hosted issuers, investors, and other structured finance professionals in New York on April 14 to discuss key trends and developments shaping today’s U.S. consumer and small business securitization landscape. The breakfast brought together market participants from across the ABS ecosystem for a series of panels offering timely perspectives on current trends. The program opened with remarks from KBRA’s Global Head of ABS & RMBS, Jack Kahan, who delivered an overview on the state of the consumer. He noted that while the U.S. economy and consumer have remained broadly resilient in aggregate despite a range of macro shocks, pressure has been building at the margin.

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Juhi Paranjape, Associate
+1 646-731-1340
juhi.paranjape@kbra.com

Dan DePaulo, Associate
+1 646-731-1259
dan.depaulo@kbra.com

Michael Rotunno, Senior Analyst
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michael.rotunno@kbra.com

Brajean Ramos, Associate
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brajean.ramos@kbra.com

Media Contact

Adam Tempkin, Senior Director of Communications
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adam.tempkin@kbra.com

Business Development Contact

Arielle Smelkinson, Senior Director
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arielle.smelkinson@kbra.com

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