Donna Mitchell

PACE sponsors are raising capital and promoting plans to retroactively fund stalled CRE projects amid the COVID-19 outbreak, giving a potential boost to ABS activity in the space.

In the last two quarters of 2019, according to Fitch Ratings, more U.S. managers of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) had been structuring some of their transactions to comply with risk-retention rules.

Long-term leases insulate lessors now, but there's no escaping the potential impact (including airline bankruptcies) from a prolonged outbreak that results in long-term travel restrictions.

Macro factors point to a solid year in the securitization market but wild cards abound, many of them political.

The loans have principal balances ranging from $2.2 million to $66 million, with the largest loan belong to the GNL Office and industrial portfolio of 12 single-tenant industrial and office properties in 10 state

A diverse mix of well-performing assets in its collateral pool is helping CCG Receivables Trust 2019-2 secure a strong credit profile, as it brings $317.2 million in asset-backed securities to market.

The Volvo Financial Equipment LLC, Series 2019-2, brings to market ABS notes, backed by trucking and construction equipment loans, categories that analysts view as solid performers outside of severe macroeconomic pressures.

The outlook for World Omni Auto Receivables Trust, 2019-C should hinge in part on the capabilities of World Omni in the role of originator, underwriter and servicer. So it is probably a boon to the deal that Fitch Ratings says it believes that the company is capable in all those roles.

The portfolio of residential mortgage-backed, pass-through securities within the upcoming deal, TORRENS 2019-2, is considered prime but will have to rely on a number of credit supports to counteract some weaknesses in the underlying loans.

Prosper Marketplace Issuance Trust, 2019-4, is counting on a de-leverage transaction structure that will boost its credit enhancement levels over time, as it seeks to sell $138 million in securities backed by unsecured consumer loans.