US SEC exempts certain data center bonds from key securitization rules

August 10, 2026 7:27 PM EDT

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Aug 10 (Reuters) - ‌The U.S. ​Securities ​and Exchange Commission has made it easier ‌for data center owners to ⁠sell asset-backed securities, as the ‌AI boom expands deeper ‌into financing markets.

The regulator's clarification came in response to ​a letter from law firm Latham & Watkins.

"We agree that ⁠the fixed-income or other securities issued in ​data center securitizations of the type described in your (Latham & ​Watkins's) letter are ‌not asset-backed securities," the U.S. markets regulator ⁠said.

Asset-backed securities are investments created by pooling together financial assets ⁠that generate regular cash flows, then selling ​securities to investors that are backed by those cash flows.

Soaring demand ‌for AI computing has pushed companies to seek ‌new ways to raise ⁠capital needed for ‌the expansion.

(Reporting ​by Manya Saini in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi ‌Majumdar)



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