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The non-prime pool benefits from a non-declining reserve fund of 1.0% of the initial pool balance, and subordination of 32.9% for the pool.
March 26 -
Figg will advise financial institutions, issuers, arrangers and underwriters on asset-backed securities (ABS) deals, collateralized loan obligations among other transactions.
March 26 -
A reserve account starts off at 0.0%, but its funding level varies in line with three-month average excess spreads, if it falls below certain thresholds.
March 26 -
Second-lien loans make up virtually the entire pool, which carries some risk of poor recovery rates. Yet 78% of the pool is also considered safe-harbor mortgages.
March 24 -
Borrowers are considered prime in this pool, but Fitch Ratings notes that delinquency rates have been increasing since 2022.
March 21 -
Total hard credit enhancement will represent 4.5% of the note balance, and initial reserves amounting to 2.0% of the pool.
March 20 -
Almost the entire pool of mortgages will fund primary residences and were underwritten using full documentation.
March 19 -
Loans on used cars, extended to borrowers with prime credit characteristics, make up the reference pool of assets.
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Aside from that, three collateral performance trigger events—delinquency, default and extension rate—that can force an early amortization are structured into the deal.
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The pool is diversified, with its top obligor accounting for 3.2% of the pool balance, and the top 10 obligors account for 14.1%.
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