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JPMMT 2023-4, as the deal is known, has a cross-collateralization structure that divides the collateral into two groups that determine the repayment of principal and interest. This is similar to previous JPMMT transactions.

The non-qualified mortgage pool consists mostly of loans underwritten to less than full documentation, some 96%. Also 47% of the loans were underwritten to a bank statement program for verifying income.

Rising demand and aircraft shortages are pushing up lease income, which is expected to continue tightening spreads for issuers.

Cadma Capital Partners will provide asset-backed financing to venture- and growth-lenders, high-growth companies, and financial sponsors.

The deal is the second one for this year, a different tack for a program that has appeared once annually in the past.

Two issuances will fund revolving pools of leases from various vehicle companies even as a looming recession may dampen travel demand.

While the mortgages from this Community Development Financial Institution lack income verification, the borrowers' credit is actually near prime, according to DBRS Morningstar.

During her opening remarks before lawmakers Tuesday, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency reiterated that borrowers with strong credit profiles are not being penalized to benefit those with poorer scores.

The investor segment will have to be mindful as it gains ground, executives said Tuesday, noting that the sector takes experience, skill and savvy awareness of risks.

The coming Fitch-rated deal has higher FICO scores than competitors' pools, but the auto sector faces headwinds.

HAROT 2023-2 offers notes backed by prime auto receivables, and a slightly higher concentration of credit grade-A obligors, 77.64%, up from 76.45% in HAROT 2023-1.

The specialist says the key to selecting less-trafficked ABS sectors is their ability to withstand an expected recession.

Prime homeowners as borrowers and strong recovery rates help drive confidence in the issuance, but the first-time appearance of deferred loans raises caution.

The government-sponsored enterprise only tweaked the two-year mortgage origination forecast, with a $6 billion reduction for 2023, but an increase of $7 billion for 2024.

Gorman, who transformed Morgan Stanley after it nearly collapsed during the global financial crisis, plans to assume the role of executive chairman.

Of the leases securing the deal, 99.15% are open-end, while the remaining 0.85% are closed-end. This creates a potential positive because loss assumptions on the former are lower.

The collateral in FortiFi 2021-1 and 2023-1 are similar, In one key difference from Fortifi 2021-1, the current deal has a supplemental reserve account, amounting to $6.2 million.

The pool is also granular and diverse, with the top 13 insurance companies accounting for 28.3% of the pool balance.

Direct lenders are trying to get their hands on consumer loans, cutting into banks' business and taking advantage of the sometimes volatile market for asset-backed debt.

The $500 million in notes from the current deal are part of a multi-issuance series consisting of classes A, B, C, and D, with a 21.00% level of credit enhancement on the class A notes.