Commercial lending

About 17% of the 1,064 loans in the collateral pool had been securitized in two previous Newtek Small Business Loan Trust transactions, from 2016 and 2017, specifically.

The beleaguered bank said it is selling 74 loans totaling about $2.6 billion to a subsidiary of Kennedy-Wilson Holdings. The move is part of a plan to pursue strategic asset sales, trim expenses and shore up its balance sheet.

Small and regional banks have been rocked by deposit outflows following the demise of Silicon Valley Bank, raising concerns that will crimp their ability to provide finance to borrowers.

Lenders are bracing for more companies to fall behind on their loan payments. That could create more opportunities for banks to dispose of these nonperforming credits through an Article 9 sale.

Some new loan sales, as well as transactions designed to extend the due dates on existing debt, have also been pushed to the sidelines.

Bank underwriters across the U.S. and Europe are pulling sales and pausing future ones amid tepid demand. Barclays Plc recently shelved a pair of loans for Ineos Enterprises and Russell Investments, while JPMorgan Chase & Co. yanked a deal for Agiliti Health.

The volatile securitization market fueled the structured-loan provider's record business last year.

The system of 11 regional banks issued a combined $137 billion of bonds and discount notes on Tuesday and Wednesday, after selling $112 billion on Monday, the largest single day of issuance in its 90-year history.

Borrowers had been in business for a WA 14 years, an average credit score of 708, and the assets had calculated receivables yield of 38.9%.

The unguaranteed loans are secured by one or more first-lien commercial real estate loans. The notes have a break-even default rate cushion of 2.39%.