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“Tax havens! Derivatives! Bearer paper!”

Docs	Secured bond issuance or Secured MTN. Compendious and tedious. 8	{{{docscore}}}
Amendability	Generally low. Good luck with that Trustee, fellas! 3	{{{amendscore}}}
Collateral	Fully funded, backed with those juicy valuable second mortgages on residential property in outer suburbs of Reno? Yum Yum. 4	{{{collateralscore}}}
Transferability	bearer paper right? Good luck with that. Buy ABS, get stuck with it. 1	{{{transferscore}}}
Leverage	Skip down the tranches and just maybe! 4	{{{leveragescore}}}
Fright-o-meter	Can frighten the bejesus out of those of a nervous disposition. But bark worse than bite. 5	{{{frightscore}}}