PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Hans N.E Byström TI - Structured Microfinance AID - 10.3905/jsf.2007.690263 DP - 2007 Jul 31 TA - The Journal of Structured Finance PG - 26--28 VI - 13 IP - 2 4099 - https://pm-research.com/content/13/2/26.short 4100 - https://pm-research.com/content/13/2/26.full AB - Microfinance deals with the provision of financial services for poor and low-income individuals in poor countries. There is a huge demand for these services and philanthropy and international development aid is not capable of meeting the demand. The answer, many argue, is commercialization of microfinance, and in this article we discuss why this could be a viable avenue to take. Furthermore, we discuss microfinance securitization and structuring, which we also see as an important development.TOPICS: MBS and residential mortgage loans, information providers/credit ratings, credit risk management