Finance

Industry consolidation has resulted in fewer conventional and government loan programs being offered to consumers.

Focused on the next six to 12 months, Pimco looks for the bond market's recent gains to be sustained but not extended in a way that would warrant increasing exposure to interest rates.

The reasons for BofA's success vary, but in a year when the auto ABS sector experienced a surge in issuance in the second half of the year, several banks appeared to benefit.

December's shift in Federal Reserve policy gave a notable boost to the share of consumer respondents who think the affordability of home financing will improve.

Over-collateralization in the form of vehicles provides most of the deal's credit enhancement on the notes, which also has a higher concentration limit for Teslas.

The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and former manager of the central bank's open market account said a slower approach to balance sheet reduction may be warranted sooner rather than later.

Throughout the year, auto ABS was a stronger performer than other consumer ABS asset classes, with $141.1 billion in new securitization business.

Treasuries dipped across the curve as investors re-calibrated Federal Reserve rate cut forecasts on strong jobs data. The 10-year yield hit 4% after data showed U.S. companies ramped up hiring in December.

Federal Reserve officials point to overnight reverse repurchase agreement activity as an indication of excess liquidity, which the central bank is working to reduce. But some analysts say that excess liquidity may be drying up faster than expected, with important implications for banks.

The synthetic securitization leaves the assets on Deutsche Bank's portfolio—the originator and arranger—making the investor syndicate a critical risk counterparty.

That said, officials "reaffirmed that it would be appropriate for policy to remain at a restrictive stance for some time until inflation was clearly moving down sustainably."

This is the program's third transaction, according to ASR's deal database. The notes have about 8.57% in credit support for all five tranches, which are all class A notes.

The trust distributes scheduled principal on a pro rata basis. There is also a specified lockout period during which the subordinate classes do not receive any unscheduled principal.

The delinquency rate that Kroll Bond Rating Agency tracks improved last month but JER's recent Chapter 11 filing and 2024 forecasts suggest it's still under pressure.

For the most part the underlying loans have very low default rates. Almost the entire pool, 91.8%, is clean current, and appear to have performed well into the period where they were expected to experience greater losses.

The real estate investment trust — which counts the private equity firm C-III Capital Partners among its top shareholders — owes more than $100 million to creditors but has less than $50 million of assets, according to a Chapter 11 petition.

Fitch expects to assign AAA to the class A notes.

The year-end yield on the bond, a global anchor for markets and U.S. mortgage rates, is the culmination of a stunning rebound for Treasuries.

The U.S. may be less rate-sensitive than other countries due to its long-term mortgages but could face tighter credit from hard-hit financial institutions.

The riskiest tier of the junk bond market, CCC, has gained nearly 20% year to date on a total return basis, making it the best-performing asset class in the U.S. fixed-income market.