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17 February 2014
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Over-egging the practice of repackaging loans as bonds helped cause the 2008 crisis. Yet supervisors keen to avoid a repeat are loading investors in asset-backed debt with excessive capital charges. Smart firms may find workarounds, but the reforms hamper a key source of credit.
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