EPISODE · Apr 30, 2026 · 43 MIN
Consumer ABS: Built, Broken, Rebuilt — with Bonnie Seideman
from Consumer Credit Matters · host William Black
Bonnie Seideman has spent thirty years inside the machinery of consumer credit — from subprime auto in 1990s Dallas to running capital markets at Capital One, Santander, GE Capital, and Synchrony.In this episode of Consumer Credit Matters, Bonnie walks through how the modern consumer ABS market got built, what she saw before the Great Financial Crisis broke it, and what actually got fixed afterward. Topics include FICO-era credit modeling, monoline wraps, gain-on-sale accounting, the originate-to-distribute model, the cocktail-party tells that flagged the GFC, CDOs and synthetic structures, and the post-crisis rebuild — TALF, risk retention, disclosure, and skin in the game.In the final segment, Bonnie shares something personal: an ALS diagnosis, and how she's channeling her energy now into raising awareness and funding research.If you originate, fund, or invest in consumer loans, this is a conversation about the plumbing of your business — told by someone who helped build it.CHAPTERS00:00 — Intro: 30 Years in Consumer ABS with Bonnie Seideman01:40 — How Modern Securitization Got Built: Subprime Auto and FICO05:29 — Monoline Wraps and Scaling Capital One's ABS Program10:53 — Gain-on-Sale Accounting and the Originate-to-Distribute Era16:14 — Front Row at the GFC: Home Equity, CDOs, and the Signals Bonnie Saw29:09 — After Lehman: TALF, Risk Retention, and Skin in the Game34:35 — Inside the Capital Markets Seat: Translator Across Origination, Servicing, and Finance37:59 — A Personal Turn: Bonnie's ALS DiagnosisSUPPORT BONNIE'S ALS FUNDRAISINGBonnie was diagnosed with ALS and is raising funds and awareness for ALS research.Donate directly to her ALS Association page: https://web.alsa.org/goto/bonnieseidemanOrganizations advancing ALS research, advocacy, and patient support:ALS Association — https://www.als.orgI AM ALS — https://www.iamals.orgTeam Gleason — https://www.teamgleason.orgTarget ALS — https://www.targetals.orgLes Turner ALS Foundation — https://www.lesturnerals.org
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Bonnie Seideman has spent thirty years inside the machinery of consumer credit — from subprime auto in 1990s Dallas to running capital markets at Capital One, Santander, GE Capital, and Synchrony.In this episode of Consumer Credit Matters, Bonnie walks through how the modern consumer ABS market got built, what she saw before the Great Financial Crisis broke it, and what actually got fixed afterward. Topics include FICO-era credit modeling, monoline wraps, gain-on-sale accounting, the originate-to-distribute model, the cocktail-party tells that flagged the GFC, CDOs and synthetic structures, and the post-crisis rebuild — TALF, risk retention, disclosure, and skin in the game.In the final segment, Bonnie shares something personal: an ALS diagnosis, and how she's channeling her energy now into raising awareness and funding research.If you originate, fund, or invest in consumer loans, this is a conversation about the plumbing of your business — told by someone who helped build it.CHAPTERS00:00 — Intro: 30 Years in Consumer ABS with Bonnie Seideman01:40 — How Modern Securitization Got Built: Subprime Auto and FICO05:29 — Monoline Wraps and Scaling Capital One's ABS Program10:53 — Gain-on-Sale Accounting and the Originate-to-Distribute Era16:14 — Front Row at the GFC: Home Equity, CDOs, and the Signals Bonnie Saw29:09 — After Lehman: TALF, Risk Retention, and Skin in the Game34:35 — Inside the Capital Markets Seat: Translator Across Origination, Servicing, and Finance37:59 — A Personal Turn: Bonnie's ALS DiagnosisSUPPORT BONNIE'S ALS FUNDRAISINGBonnie was diagnosed with ALS and is raising funds and awareness for ALS research.Donate directly to her ALS Association page: https://web.alsa.org/goto/bonnieseidemanOrganizations advancing ALS research, advocacy, and patient support:ALS Association — https://www.als.orgI AM ALS — https://www.iamals.orgTeam Gleason — https://www.teamgleason.orgTarget ALS — https://www.targetals.orgLes Turner ALS Foundation — https://www.lesturnerals.org
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