SEC memo would exempt AI data-center ABS from key post-crisis rules
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An SEC internal memo reportedly exempts AI data center asset-backed securities from key post-2008 rules (including risk retention), potentially lowering financing frictions for data center buildouts. With issuance growing sharply since 2020, easier securitization could support accelerated capacity expansion and related capex cycles. The read-through is constructive for AI infrastructure beneficiaries, especially leading compute and networking suppliers, while increasing regulatory and structural-risk scrutiny in credit markets.
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Bloomberg reported that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has circulated an internal memo that would exempt asset-backed securities (ABS) tied to AI data centers from core investor-protection requirements put in place after the 2008 financial crisis, including risk-retention rules. The memo treats data centers as nonfinancial assets, arguing that securities backed by them should not face the same constraints applied to ABS linked to auto loans or residential mortgages. Issuance of data-center ABS has surged, rising from $2.4 billion in 2020 to $15.5 billion in 2025.
