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  • Student loan ABS
    Navient marketing $604M SLABS deal with shorter WAL terms

    The third offering of bonds secured by non-guaranteed private student loans has a senior-note weighted average life of just 3.44 years, compared to over five years each for two prior Navient SLABS deals this year.

    By Glen Fest
    December 1
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    CMBS
    MGM/Mandalay loan included in Wells' fourth CMBS conduit of 2020

    Other portions of the casino-property loan have been previously assigned to nine other commercial-mortgage securitizations.

    By Glen Fest
    November 30
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    Prime auto ABS
    Carvana makes prime auto ABS debut in $420M transaction

    The WA FICO of 710 contrasts with the range of 554 to 635 in recent Carvana securitizations centered on subprime borrowers.

    By Glen Fest
    November 30
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    LIBOR
    ICE plans to extend one-month, three-month Libor through June 2023

    The move would alleviate near-term risks and potential disruption with legacy securitization and structured-finance portfolios should all key Libor rates cease publication after 2021, as originally planned.

    By Glen Fest
    November 30
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    Bankruptcy
    Hertz plans to issue up to $4B in bonds for delay-draw ABS notes offer

    The proceeds from funds drawn from the notes will be used to replenish the rental car firm's 2021 fleet as it winds through bankruptcy court.

    By Glen Fest
    November 27
  • RMBS
    Citi compiles bevy of 'dirty' currents in next RPL deal

    Citigroup's realty arm is sponsoring a $1.06 billion RMBS of highly seasoned mortgage loans with troubled histories. All of the loans were acquired via a Fannie whole-loan auction.

    By Glen Fest
    November 25
  • RMBS
    MetLife extends RMBS market reach with investment-property pool

    The insurance company has previously sponsored three securitizations of reperforming/nonperforming loans since 2017.

    By Glen Fest
    November 24
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    Esoteric ABS
    Loanpal solar loan ABS closes record deal

    The issuer included a record volume of loans in the collateral pool for a solar securitization.

    By Glen Fest
    November 24
  • ABS
    ServiceMaster proposes first-time $725 million whole-biz securitization

    The debut issue from its initial master-trust offering will repay a bridge loan taken out by Roark Capital for its October 2020 acquisition the commercial and residential restoration and cleaning franchisor.

    By Glen Fest
    November 23
  • CDOs
    EJF Capital returns with second TruPS CDO for 2020

    The $175.9 million securitization of legacy trust-preferred securities issued by community banks prior to 2007 carries a double-A rating from Moody's.

    By Glen Fest
    November 23
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    Auto ABS
    Auto lenders launching up to $6B in new ABS offerings

    Auto-loan securitizations from AmeriCredit and Santander add to a briskly flowing 2020 subprime-deal pipeline, while Ford and JPMorgan are marketing notes backed by prime-loan receivables.

    By Glen Fest
    November 12
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    Esoteric ABS
    S&P downgrade watch dropped for TGI Friday whole-biz notes

    The casual-dining chain showed improved 3Q performance numbers as it adapted to COVID-19 restrictions with expanded pickup-and-delivery service options.

    By Glen Fest
    November 11
  • Alternative investments
    Varde raised $1.6B for second distressed opportunity fund of 2020

    The fund exceeded its $1 billion target in five months of fundraising despite the lack of in-person meetings, and attracted 55% of the commitments from new investors.

    By Glen Fest
    November 10
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    CMBS
    Brookfield automotive property REIT plans $568.1M securitization

    Brookfield's Capital Automotive is marketing a new series of bonds secured by revenues from property sale-leaseback agreements with large auto dealer groups.

    By Glen Fest
    November 10
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    CMBS
    Freddie to issue $1.25B in REMIC notes from K-Deal platform

    The deal is among the largest Freddie Mac has on its fourth-quarter K-Deal platform issuance calendar.

    By Glen Fest
    November 9
  • CMBS
    S&P: Seriously delinquent CMBS loans building up

    While the overall rate fell in October, S&P noted a sharp rise in the proportion of loans overdue 60 days as many roll out of COVID-19 forbearance.

    By Glen Fest
    November 9
  • Weekly Wrap: CMBS delinquencies ticked up in October

    Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5

    By Glen Fest
    November 6
  • CMBS
    Grace Building refi loan securitized in $750M SASB deal

    Brookfield and JV partner Swig Co. are refinancing debt and cashing out $200M in equity in the iconic, sloped-base midtown Manhattan office tower.

    By Glen Fest
    November 5
  • Esoteric ABS
    Startup Dext launches debut medical-equipment ABS deal

    The firm, based in the Portland, Ore. area, will market $123.7 million in notes secured by mission-critical equipment such as MRI machines it finances for hospitals and medical offices.

    By Glen Fest
    November 5
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    Esoteric ABS
    Global Jet Capital's $522M deal thaws moribund aircraft ABS issuance

    The deal, backed by loans and leases on 55 corporate jets, is the first transaction to price since the coronavirus outbreak cratered the global air travel industry.

    By Glen Fest
    November 4
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  • Mortgage rates
    Mortgage rates rise again as bond market reacts to inflation

    Market wonderment over inflation data and a possible halt to the Iran conflict resulted in what some trackers found to be a sideways week for mortgage rates.

    By Brad Finkelstein
    May 28
  • Federal Reserve
    Treasuries resume decline as U.S. strikes on Iran drive oil higher

    US 10-year yields are poised to snap their longest streak of declines in six months, advancing one basis point to 4.49% due to waning optimism that a peace deal may soon be reached to the end the war between the US and Iran.

    May 28
  • Securitization
    Scooter's Coffee in first ABS capital raise for $375 million

    Scooter's Coffee brand sells beverages through a network of 910 locations across 32 states, virtually all of which are franchises (98%), and sells coffee through various formats, including coffeehouses or endcaps with drive-thrus and kiosks.

    By Donna M. Mitchell
    May 27
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