Robin Arnfield

Robin Arnfield is a freelance banking and payments industry journalist whose work has been published by Bank Technology News, CardLine, ATM & Debit News, American Banker, ATM Marketplace, Mobile Payments Today, Cards International, Electronic Payments International, and InfoSecurity, among others. He began his journalism career in the U.K. writing for a daily business news service in 1983 and began covering payments in 1986. He has been based in Canada since 2003 and covers the global payments industry.

Consumer ABS

Amid consumer stress, ABS adapts and holds the line

Consumer credit is deteriorating, but structured credit is well suited to weather the slide.

By Robin Arnfield

October 16
CLOs

Sagard private credit fund opens to high-net-worth individuals

The fund will include asset-based loans such as CLOs.

By Robin Arnfield

October 15
Credit

Credit portfolio managers brace for higher defaults

Transportation, automotive, healthcare, and commercial real estate are the sectors most affected, but borrowers are doing better than expected.

By Robin Arnfield

July 16
CLOs

Carlyle seeks $547 million in CLO refinancing deal

The Carlyle US CLO 2022-4 transaction closed originally on September 1, 2022.

By Robin Arnfield

July 5
ABS

Global Lending Services raises $280 million in notes backed by auto loans

Compared with transactions from other issuers with similar collateral characteristics, the underlying pool has a relatively higher weighted average FICO score, Moody's Ratings says.

By Robin Arnfield

July 5
CLOs

Carlyle issues $509.3 million CLO notes backed by diverse portfolio

The loan portfolio has international diversification across industries.

By Robin Arnfield

July 3
MBS

Bravo Residential Funding Trust raises $243.62 million in RMBS deal

Fitch Ratings views home price values in the non-prime mortgage pool as being 11.3% above a long-term sustainable level.

By Robin Arnfield

July 3
Securitization

New equipment loans back $863.6 million note issue from Kubota Credit Owner Trust

High quality consumer loans enhance the collateral pool.

By Robin Arnfield

July 2
Auto ABS

CarMax Select Receivables Trust to raise $625 million

The inaugural sub-prime auto loan ABS is primarily backed by used car and light-truck/sports utility vehicle loans.

By Robin Arnfield

July 2
ABS

Hometap raises $217 million in inaugural home equity investment securitization

The securitization from the Boston-based fintech was "significantly oversubscribed," according to the company.

By Robin Arnfield

July 1