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The A1 VFN tranche is a variable funding note whose proceeds can be used for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions.
May 6 -
An array of unnamed originators accounted for the large majority of originators in the pool, 89.3%, the rating agencies said, while Hometown Equity Mortgage originated 10.7% of the pool.
May 5 -
Kapitus funds receivables through two revolving securitizations totaling $575 million, and a $230.1 million warehouse line of credit from Truist, which matures in June 2027.
May 5 -
PRET 2026-RPL2 uses a sequential repayment structure, although the notes will not advance any principal and interest from delinquent loans.
May 4 -
Borrowers in the pool had a non-zero weighted average credit score of 608, with a 112.12% loan-to-value (LTV) ratio.
May 1 -
The notes are expected to pay coupons including 5.00% on the A6 through A30 tranches of notes, and 6.13% on the B1 through B6 notes.
April 30 -
The weighted average, base-case annualized gross loss declined from 11.78%, from 11.86%, because of minor changes in its assumptions of pool segment defaults.
April 29 -
The whole business deal, built around a master trust structure, will be repaid primarily from franchise royalty revenue.
April 29 -
The three class A notes, A1, A2 and A3, of GCAR 2026-2 notes will all benefit from hard credit enhancement levels, plus haircut to excess spread of 56.07%.
April 28 -
Irrespective of the transaction's trigger status, PRKCM 2026-AFC3 will pay the A-1FCF first, until its balance is reduced to zero, and then to the A-1LCF until it is paid down.
April 28 -
Bank statement underwriting, often applied in situations where the borrower is self-employed, accounted for the plurality of documentation types in the pool, at 44.9%.
April 27 -
The deal saw notable changes from SCLP 2021-1, especially an increase in target and initial overcollateralization.
April 27 -
Tower Point Capital, the deal's manager, is considered to have one of the largest privately held wireless infrastructure portfolios in the U.S.
April 24 -
Non-qualified loans are the majority of loans in the pool, 59.2%, while loans exempt from the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage rule, represent 35.9%.
April 23 -
February's securitization from Vertical Bridge was the sector's largest-ever deal and included the sector's first single-B rated tranche.
April 23 -
Unlike some of FIGRE Trust's previous securitizations, there is no performance trigger related to the net weighted average coupon rate.
April 22 -
Loans were underwritten to Fannie and Freddie guidelines, or to Ginnie Mae standards that apply to securities backed by jumbo loans ineligible for GSE pools because of their loan size.
April 22 -
Any additional securities that the transaction issues will rank equally with the class that has the same class designation.
April 21 -
Initially, the transaction will follow a sequential repayment structure that requires each note class to reach a required overcollateralization percentage before the next subordinate class begins receiving principal.
April 21 -
Notes will be backed by royalties from a music catalog containing more than 3,750 works from top artists and songwriters, including Diplo and ZZ Top.
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