Pre-pandemic, risk vehicles totaled 99.5% of the program’s fleet, but a shift toward non-program vehicles is expected, as manufacturers prioritize auto dealerships.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau argues borrowers in the case had a right to answers even if the inquiries were origination related and foreclosure litigation was pending.

Half of the loans were originated prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and mainly in Q1 2020, while classes A and B have interest-only portions.

Secured by a single Morgan Stanley first-lien mortgage, the SFR is the largest deal since the program priced its $2 billion transaction in July 2021.

The core function of the Federal Home Loan Bank System — advances to member institutions — plummeted 20% last year to $350 billion, its lowest level in 15 years. That erosion of purpose is emboldening critics, who say the Home Loan banks need to change or face irrelevance.

Consumer advocates and fintechs say the traditional credit score and lending systems that use it are murky and perpetuate bias. FICO’s leader points out that new FICO scores use expanded data sets, just as fintechs do.

Arivo is being structured as a Rule 144A deal and uses a senior-subordinate capital structure, and all classes benefit from initial credit enhancement.

Sport utility vehicles (SUVs) represent 26.6%—and 26.7% if upsized—of the deal’s underlying portfolio, compared with 13.0% from the 2022-1 securitization.

Despite perceptions that smaller companies are riskier, they pose less risk to investors. Realized loss rates are lower, and they deliver higher returns.

The new futures contracts can be used to mitigate risk on both the origination pipeline and the mortgage servicing portfolio.

Key changes in MMAF 2022-1, from previous transactions, include significantly lower average securitization values by receivables and greater obligor diversification.

Esther George, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, says changes in the office sector and monetary policy pose potential risks to property owners and their lenders.