Finance

The WA FICO of 710 contrasts with the range of 554 to 635 in recent Carvana securitizations centered on subprime borrowers.

The move would alleviate near-term risks and potential disruption with legacy securitization and structured-finance portfolios should all key Libor rates cease publication after 2021, as originally planned.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Nov. 20-27

Citigroup's realty arm is sponsoring a $1.06 billion RMBS of highly seasoned mortgage loans with troubled histories. All of the loans were acquired via a Fannie whole-loan auction.

York Capital Management told its investors this week that it was all but getting out of the hedge-fund business to focus on its $8.5 billion in longer-term products.

The insurance company has previously sponsored three securitizations of reperforming/nonperforming loans since 2017.

The Structured Finance Association fears Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may release the government-sponsored enterprises from conservatorship ahead of the change in administration, and that doing so could disrupt the mortgage-backed securities market.

The issuer included a record volume of loans in the collateral pool for a solar securitization.

The debut issue from its initial master-trust offering will repay a bridge loan taken out by Roark Capital for its October 2020 acquisition the commercial and residential restoration and cleaning franchisor.

The $175.9 million securitization of legacy trust-preferred securities issued by community banks prior to 2007 carries a double-A rating from Moody's.

The move comes a day after the Federal Reserve had balked at the Treasury Department's demand that it return funds meant for pandemic relief that have so far gone unused.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Nov. 13-20.

Coronavirus-related disruptions at retail and hotel properties are fueling a surge in conduit CMBS delinquencies, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Mills outlet property in Elizabeth, N.J., has been hit hard by tenant bankruptcies but kept its AAA with Fitch thanks to its proximity to New York and underlying debt-related metrics.

The California fintech plans to issue $80.7 billion in securities backed by consumer installment loans made in conjunction with banks.

Volkswagen has launched a $750 million auto-lease securitization that provides investors with more favorable terms than those it offered in more recent transactions.

Genesis Financial Solutions is pursuing a $135.9 million securitization of credit card receivables, including riskier point-of-sale credits that should provide investors with attractive spreads.

The Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility was brought back to inject $100 billion into the pandemic-battered economy, but only a fraction has been disbursed. Yet experts, pointing to its calming effects on markets, recommend that it be extended into next year.

Three major commercial mortgage lenders have teamed up again this year to securitize $871 million in properties in a CMBS deal that provides investors with a highly concentrated loan pool and higher leverage.

The franchisor and operator of restaurants under the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s brands, CKE Holdings priced a $400 million transaction below pricing guidance that slightly increases the private-equity-held company’s leverage.