Finance

Evan as the broader securitization market takes a breather, unusual deals from off-the-run asset classes continue provide diversification – and the opportunity to pick up yield.

The private equity firm recently obtained a $415 million first mortgage from Barclays and Morgan Stanley; proceeds, along with $125 million of mezzanine loans, will be used to repay existing debt of $512 million that was securitized in two prior deals.

The U.S. captive finance arms of Nissan North America and Daimler AG (Mercedes-Benz) have joined CarMax in sponsoring prime-loan asset-backed portfolios adding to a deal spree totaling $61.3 billion so far in 2018.

The 1,210-loans backing Gemgarto 2018-1 all finance owner-occupied loans, and none rely on self-certified or "fast-track" loans, according to presale reports from Moody's Investors Service and DBRS.

The collateral includes both QM and non-QM loans; however, certain loans are designated as QM even though the borrower’s DTI may be above 43%, due to a temporary exemption for GSE-eligible loans.

The Dallas-based lender's third foray into the deep subprime ABS market in 2018 arrives as recent Santander DRIVE securitizations are performing well with recently lowered loss expectations from S&P Global Ratings.

New collateral can be added to the $824.2M Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust REV 2018-2 until 2023; that's two years less than the revolving period on its prior deal, completed in January.

The €414.2 million CVC Cordatus Loan Fund XI will issue exchangeable shares for four classes of notes; this allows the fund to hold bonds without putting itself off-limits to U.S. banks.

The $450 million Thunderbolt II Aircraft Lease transaction involves 18 aircraft representing the younger planes in Air Lease's $13 billion portfolio of owned and managed passenger jets.

Just 66% of the collateral Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust 2018-C consists of loans to borrowers with graduate, medical, law or other advanced degrees, down from 72% in a similar transaction in February.

Frameworks have largely improved since the financial crisis, but there remains a lack of consistency and some recurring weaknesses that are keeping some traditional U.S. RMBS investors on the sidelines.

The $109.3 million CLEAN 2018-1 is also the first deal to be marketed as a Rule 144A transaction under securities regulation making it available to wide base of institutional investors.

A Fannie Mae test to handle the private mortgage insurance process for lenders may raise concerns that it's going outside the scope of its secondary market mission. But the effort reflects its mandate to explore new credit-risk transfer alternatives, a company executive said.

It has obtained a $1.2 billion loan on Atlantis Paradise from Citigroup and Goldman Sachs that will be used as collateral for an offering of mortgage bonds; proceeds will be used to repay existing debt and cash out $149 million of equity.

The lack of concrete lobbying victories had become an issue with some members in the group, possibly leading to a splintering of support among members and the board for continuing the executive director's tenure.

Private student loans made before the financial crisis were once considered a toxic asset. A recent $414 million securitization by FirstKey, an affiliate of Cerberus Capital Management, shows how much things have changed.

Most managers are looking to add three to five years of investable life through CLO resets and refis, but Apollo is sticking with a four-year reinvestment window in a refinancing of its 2016 ALM XVII portfolio.

Loans originally securitized in three 2013 transactions account for some 11.4% of the initial collateral for the $230 million CPS Auto Receivables Trust 2018-C, according to S&P Global Ratings.

As more new-vehicle buyers flock to General Motors' high-ticket trucks and SUVs, GM Financial has to supply riskier 60-plus month loans to finance them. That's prompting higher net ABS loss projections from Fitch.

The AAA-rated Class A notes benefit from 61.79% “hard” credit enhancement, which is 30.25 percentage points higher than the senior tranche of the previous deal rated by Fitch, which was rated two notches lower at A.