By Nancy Leinfuss, Reuters
Consolidation in the credit card supported asset-backed securities industry is expected to result in a sharp decline in issuance, analysts said Thursday.
Credit card ABS issuance dropped 16 percent in the first half of the year, according to Standard & Poor’s, amid a rapid wave of consolidation.
S&P lowered its issuance forecast for credit card ABS to $50 billion in 2005 from earlier forecasts of $69 billion.
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