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You are a finance employee at a financial institution, specializing in originating auto loans in a country where auto loans have only been available for 2 years. Your group has just been informed that a close competitor has securitized $150 million in auto loans through an investment bank.

• Your boss wants to understand why the competitor did this. Explain. 
• He also wants to understand the potential benefits for the following: 
  • The issuer 
  • The investors buying the ABS 
  • The individual borrowers seeking auto loans 
• He also wants to know the likely impact to the auto loan market in this country if a large, liquid ABS market emerges over the next few years.