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For the current securitization the collateral pool includes 0.6% of loans extended to marginally qualified borrowers.

After soured loans rose above the private student lender's expectations in 2022, its stock price fell 16% on Thursday. One analyst wrote that "persistent credit issues have damaged management's credibility."

With the addition of AIG's CLOs, Blackstone will have around $51 billion of such assets under management, just edging past Carlyle Group Inc.

Octane Receivables 2023-1 also has a greater concentration of prime receivables, at 57.09%, up from 56.06% in the OCTL 2022-2, and a lower LTV.

The FCRT 2023-1 has significantly reduced the concentration of both called assets and Greenlight Loans in the pool, with mixed credit implications.

The duo's interactions over the next several months will have a significant impact on the economy and, by extension, their political futures.

Upstart Holdings implemented underwriting and pricing changes in response to higher delinquency and CNL rates on securitizations issued since Q1 2021.

Monroe Capital's latest benchmarked the most senior class of notes to the SOFR, while the rest of the deal is fixed rate.

The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to raise rates by 25 bps at the conclusion of its meeting Wednesday, bringing its benchmark to a target range of 4.5% to 4.75%.

Distressed debt in the US alone jumped more than 300% in 12 months, high-yield issuance is much more challenging in Europe and leverage ratios have reached a record by some measures.

Most of the loans, 97.2%, were underwritten to less than full documentation, while 30.1% of the loans verified income on 12- or 24-month bank statements.

Most California households and businesses lack adequate flood insurance protections, raising concerns about eventual risks to RMBS and CMBS transactions.

Average scores remain unchanged but signs of payment stress keep emerging, with Fannie Mae's serious delinquency rate up for the first time since August 2020.

FCAT 2023-1 has a stronger collateral pool composition than a recent transaction, with a lower concentration of loans from indirect origination sources.

Junior notes in the three-tranche structure could receive certain regular principal payments before more senior notes, under certain conditions.

Initially, the notes have 25.50% of over-collateralization (OC) of the initial pool balance, and that is expected to build to a target OC level of 35.00%.

Accounts that were one- to 30 days past due have a delinquency rate of 3.50%. Delinquencies rates dropped noticeably with longer timelines.

The notes benefit from a cash-trapping DSCR threshold, a cash trap reserve account and a rapid amortization event.

The card network sees digital payment opportunities and upside from China's reopening, but inflation and the slower pace of travel spending could slow growth.

The sponsor, Byrider Finance, had refined its proprietary underwriting system in Q4 2021, after noticing performance issues in that year's vintage.