Donna M. Mitchell

Some 42.4% of the financing types are cash-out loans, and a large number of short-term leases in the pool, about 65.5%, help secure Visio.

North American respondents had their own worries to process—a potential end to historically low interest rates, and an end of low defaults amid a recession.

While the mortgages underpinning the pool are non-prime, a majority of the loans still retain some conventional elements of a prime pool.

AESOP 2022-3 will be able to add more Tesla EVs to its fleet over time, but uncertainty about the vehicles’ resale value was a potential credit negative.

Agricultural equipment accounts for more than half of the collateral pool, but accounts for the lowest concentration on the platform to date.

About 79% of the loans in the collateral pool were made to borrowers without full documentation, while 34% of the loans in the pool were underwritten to bank statements.

SESAC Finance, Series 2022-1, will add collateral related to collections from Audio Network, a production music company that SESAC bought in July 2021.

Given the significant amounts of energy needed for lighting and climate control, data centers involve more environmental risks than other property types.

Macchia and Rowan’s hires continue Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group’s strong expansion in debt capital markets, ABS and leveraged finance since January.

Upstart does not maintain exposure to loans’ credit risk to the same extent as other ABS, making underperformance more likely to negatively influence confidence.

Observers did not raise alarms about SLABS’ immediate or near-term performance, but the notes’ underlying loans are expected to stay resilient.

Nissan Auto Lease Trust, 2022-A’s base residual value—as a percentage of securitization value—had increased to 72.3%, up from 71.6% on the previous deal.

Barretto will be responsible for building out MUFG’s ABS trading platform, with a specific focus on expanding the firm's esoteric business and market share.

Starwood Mortgage 2022-4, will issue certificates secured by fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages, the latter pegged to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate.

A high concentration in multifamily properties, which have defaulted at much lower rates than other property types, is a positive consideration.

The Verus Securitization 2022-6 transaction has a high concentration of loans, 47.7% that were underwritten using alternative documentation.

The Neuberger Berman pool has an average credit quality of ‘B’ on the indicative portfolio, which indicates a highly speculative credit quality.

Notes are slated to mature on June 25, 2042, and the mortgages are financing property types like one- to four-family residences and planned unit developments.

The transaction is building several structural precautions into the deal to mitigate potential effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.

On average, CLOs had a default exposure of 0.1% at the end of May, according to the latest update from Fitch Ratings.