BNY Targets Blind Spots in ABS After Tricolor Mess Rocked Market

A year after a pair of massive frauds exposed hidden risks in otherwise routine financial documents, BNY is rolling out tools to safeguard against blind spots in the roughly $1 trillion asset-backed securities market.

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