ABS East 2021 Conference Notes

Abstract

The recent 27th Annual ABS East Conference at the Fontainebleau in Miami Beach attracted roughly 1,500 attendees from issuers, investors, and government entities. The conference started on Monday, December 13, 2021, and ran through Wednesday, December 15, 2021. The conference was a hybrid event that allowed remote participation via the Internet. The overall mood was strongly positive. This report covers 18 sessions from the event, including the general sessions on Tuesday and breakout sessions covering ESG, the pandemic, mortgage-backed securities, consumer ABS, equipment lease ABS, and aircraft ABS.