As part of the move, Deutsche Bank gave up its grandfathered, or retroactive, investment banking powers and restructured its capital markets operations under a Section 20 unit. Like other foreign banks, Deutsche Bank is moving into asset securitization as part of a broader push by U.S. and foreign banks into packaging and selling off loans in the market. Double Benefit Seen Asset securitization is particularly attractive to banks because of the fee income it brings in and because it permits banks to get loans off their books, thereby reducing the need for them to tie down capital against potential problems. With its AAA rating from major credit rating agencies, Deutsche is especially well placed to originate and sell assets.