NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–As the U.S. looks to strengthen domestic manufacturing, supply chains and economic resilience, a new study from the Secured Finance Network (SFNet) finds that an often-overlooked segment of the credit markets provides a significant source of capital supporting those efforts. The 2026 Secured Finance Economic Impact Study found that asset-based lending (ABL) and factoring contribute approximately $173 billion annually to U.S. real GDP, equivalent to 0.5% of the economy