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Glen Fest

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  • ASR_Belgian0829
    RMBS
    Belgian lender markets €637m “all sums” mortgages

    The prime mortgage securitization is the fourth by Bank Nagelmackers, a small player on the Belgian mortgage scene that is owned by a Chinese insurance group comglomerate.

    By Glen Fest
    August 29
  • ASR_bayview0828
    RMBS
    Bayview’s latest RPL/NPL adds more low-balance home loans

    The average home value backing the loans is $117,000, well below the average $150,000 of other recent RPL securitizations, according to Fitch Ratings.

    By Glen Fest
    August 28
  • ASR_Rates0828
    Interest rates
    Fed opens comment period on Libor replacement proposals

    The alternative reference rates committee announced in June its recommendation of a broad Treasuries repo financing rate as an eventual replacement for U.S. dollar Libor, which is derived from polling data.

    By Glen Fest
    August 27
  • ASR_BlueMountain0825
    CLOs
    BlueMountain Fuji's $561m deal continues busy August CLO schedule

    The pricing of BlueMountain Fuji's second-ever transaction pushed the monthly new issuance total to $10.1 billion - only the third time since last November the market has eclipsed the $10 billion barrier.

    By Glen Fest
    August 27
  • ASR_GMF30824
    Auto ABS
    GM Financial launches $415M of dealer floorplan ABS

    The GMF Floorplan Owner Revolving Trust 2017-3 transaction is the second transaction backed by dealer inventory finance receivables to be issued by the captive lender this month.

    By Glen Fest
    August 24
  • ASR_ACA20825
    Auto ABS
    Called collateral enhances ACA's $234m subprime auto deal

    More than 20% of the pool is comprised of well-seasoned subprime auto loans previously securitized in American Credit Acceptance's asset-backed deals in 2012-2014.

    By Glen Fest
    August 24
  • ASR_downgradeupgrade0823
    Bond defaults
    S&P downgrades fewer junk-rated companies in July

    The number of junk-rated companies downgraded fell to 19 in July, comparedwith an average of 30 for the trailing 12 months. The upgrade count also fell 10, down from 19 in June.

    By Glen Fest
    August 24
  • ASR_Oaktree
    CLOs
    Oaktree taps CLO market for first time this year

    The $533.1 million collateralized loan obligation portfolio has an unusual capital structure; just two senior tranches will be issued, along with a single subordinated tranche comprising more than one-third of the notional value.

    By Glen Fest
    August 22
  • ASR_mMCLO
    CLOs
    Middle-market CLOs back on pace for near-record year

    The three new deals totaling $1 billion that priced in August, bringing issuance for the year-to-date to $8.3 billion., That matches 2016's full-year total.

    By Glen Fest
    August 22
  • ASR_abcfinance0818
    Germany
    German equipment lessor marketing €370M of ABS

    The diverse mix of collateral ranges from vehicles and medical equipment to high-end fitness machines and tanning beds that Abcfinance provides for German SMEs and entrepreneurs.

    By Glen Fest
    August 18
  • ASR_euflag0815
    Europe
    Securitization reform throws wrench into EU RMBS market

    Last-minute revisions to European securitization regulation are raising concerns about the ability of banks to unload over €1 trillion of bad loans – considered a crucial step in boosting lending and jump-starting the region’s flagging economy.

    By Glen Fest
    August 15
  • ASR_Gradeinflation0814
    Auto ABS
    Prestige, Flagship add $558M to subprime auto pipeline

    Prestige's $335.2m portfolio is the first of the year for the Utah lender specializing in funding buyers emerging from bankruptcy. Flagship is selling $223m in notes backed by loans to deep subprime customers.

    By Glen Fest
    August 13
  • ASR_Sequoia0810
    RMBS
    Redwood’s busy year rolls on with 6th prime jumbo RMBS

    The real estate investment trust acquired or aggregated $4.7B in prime jumbo loans in 2016, and has fed the securitization market with six deals this year with a collective pool balance of $2.22B.

    By Glen Fest
    August 10
  • ASR_GM0910
    Auto ABS
    GM Financial markets $888.7m floorplan amid slumping sales

    GMF's second deal of the year comes as monthly payment rates on dealer financing is declining and more dealers are relegated to its higher-risk credit tiers.

    By Glen Fest
    August 10
  • ASR_cmbs30809
    CMBS
    Quick start to August CMBS issuance adds $4.3B to pipeline

    Five deals launched in the first week include another whole loan participation in New York's GM Building, as well as a single-borrower ABS for the Park Avenue office tower complex that includes Facebook and Buzzfeed as tenants.

    By Glen Fest
    August 9
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    RBC
    RBC, Comenity planning $1.4B in card-trust issuance

    The RBC master trust's latest issuance of card receivables-backed bonds will be issued in split U.S.-and Canadian- dollar denominations. Comenity, through its World Financial Network trust, will be adding to its 10 outstanding deals with a $394m private-label card ABS.

    By Gabriel Castagna and Glen Fest
    August 8
  • ASR_GS708082017
    CMBS
    Premier LA office tower reprises starring role in $1B Goldman CMBS

    The 1999 Avenue of the Stars tower in the Century City submarket is part of a second Goldman Sachs CMBS transaction, and is the largest loan in the new 2017-GS7 portfolio.

    By Glen Fest
    August 8
  • ASR_CLO080817
    CLOs
    U.S. CLO issuance falls nearly by half in July to $7.9B

    In Europe, €1.6 billion of new collateralized loan obligations priced during the month July, taking issuance volume for the year to date to €10 billion across 25 deals. That's in line with the €9.7 billion issued during same period last year.

    By Glen Fest
    August 7
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    Auto ABS
    Ruling backing diesel-car ban may widely impact Euro auto ABS

    A German judge's support behind efforts to ban diesel-engine vehicles in Stuttgart could set in motion a decline in performance for German and European auto loan securitions, says Moody's.

    By Glen Fest
    August 6
  • ASR_Auto0804
    Subprime lending
    AmeriCredit, DriveTime prep $1.62B subprime auto ABS

    Both lenders are on their third auto-loan securitization of the year, with little variance from previous credit enhancement or expected loss levels.

    By Glen Fest
    August 4
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  • RMBS
    Rithm sells largest ever bond backed by homeowners' mortgage fees

    The bonds are tied to rights to collect mortgage payments, known as mortgage servicing rights, and it's only the second such deal that's non-recourse.

    March 24
  • MBS
    EFMT shelf issues $290.1 million in MBS

    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.

    By Donna M. Mitchell
    March 24
  • Treasurys
    U.S. bonds' best gain this month comes as Fed cut bets mount

    For bond investors who'd been piling into Treasuries over recent weeks, Wednesday's Fed policy announcement offered vindication.

    March 21
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