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What does securitize mean?

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Verb
  1. (finance) To convert assets (typically outstanding loans or other receivables) to securities, usually by selling them with a discount to a financial intermediary, which pools them with other similar assets and sells further as securities to third-party investors.
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So instead of carrying a letter of credit on a balance sheet, a creditor will securitize it and sell it on the open market.
You can also securitize the projected cash flows, as noted finance theorist Robert Merton has recommended.
We securitize credit card receivables through a trust that issues securities.
As more companies securitize their assets, the arguments become even more bitter.
Such an institution could also provide liquidity support and securitize the cash flow of infrastructure projects.
As a matter of fact, not since 2006 has Ford Motor Credit been able to securitize any loans in the open market in Canada.

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