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Small Business Act 7(a) loans will secure the notes. Interest will be repaid through subordination and interest will be repaid on a pro rata basis.

Amid challenging times for loans in CLOs, Sculptor Capital Management sees refi and reset surge likely to continue well into 2025.

The renewables firm also plans to raise as much as $500 million by February via banks or a private placement in the offshore market.

Catastrophe bonds come with risk and unique advantages as some call the asset class "the holy grail" of investments.

The economist, who runs Roubini Macro Associates, is positioning for a curve steepener, a popular Treasuries trade where the gap between long- and short-dated yields widens.

The market expects 5.2% yields on the AAA-rated tranche, slightly tighter than the 5.1% seen on the AAA-rated notes on an earlier deal, the Affirm Asset Securitization Trust, 2024-B series.

There is a three-year revolving period when the transaction will not make any principal payments to the notes unless an early amortization event occurs.

The deal comes about 18 months after Maritime Partners completed its securitization of Jones Act shipping business revenue, raising $235.3 million.

Government securitization guarantor Ginnie Mae got the terms for the popular HMBS 2.0 program across the finish line ahead of a major change in federal leadership.

GFORT 2024-4 has an interest rate mismatch between the assets and the issued notes, which could reduce excess spread in the trust to the point where it is negative.