Consumer ABS

A bipartisan coalition of AGs and officials representing 25 states sent a letter to Education Secretary Betsy DeVos today urging the department to reject what they said was a campaign to dismantle state oversight of the industry.

In a surprise move, the Supreme Court will decide whether Amex may bar merchants from steering customers to less expensive card networks. The card issuer will have to prove the consumer gain from its practices outweighs the merchant pain.

Investors don't appear to be overly concerned about recent management changes at the student loan refinance lender.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray is using the Equifax breach to suggest the CFPB be given power to examine credit reporting agencies for potential cybersecurity lapses.

The biggest opportunity would likely come from limits to PLUS loans for parents and graduate students, something that is beyond the scope of regulators and would require congressional action.

The credit quality of the collateral is similar to that of the sponsor's prior deals, but there are some structural changes; the senior notes benefit from more overcollateralization, but total OC has declined.

The deal, Sunrise SPV 20 S.r.l., is collateralized by more than 120,000 auto, furniture and personal loans originated by the Italian lender.

The loans have an average balance of €18.5k (US$22.1k) and went to 39,698 borrowers; they are secured by a pool of new (46.8%) and used (53.2%) cars, according to Moody's Investors Service.

HELOCs make up approximately 11.51% of the collateral; 22.5% of the HELOC borrowers are currently eligible to make draws up to their credit limit.

Changes under consideration in federal student lending policy could create huge opportunities for private student lenders.