Finance

Treasury yields retreat from 2024 highs with month-end in view

Two trusts, the Sunnova Sol VI 2024-1 Issuer and the Sunnova Helios XIII, 2024-A will issue the notes, both with Atlas SP at the helm.

Rising card balances—and delinquencies—might be a matter of normalization post-COVID, but securitization remains an attractive option for banks extending revolving credit, say observers.

Time Investment Company, a first-time issuer, offers loans that mostly finance home water treatment systems, and its customers approach prime quality.

Jefferson voiced cautious optimism that inflation is headed lower despite a blip in January and said the Fed is likely to begin cutting interest rates later this year.

Lenders collected an estimated $25 billion in additional interest income last year by raising the average margin on annual percentage rates, or the amount above the prime rate, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Although the notes are supported by non-prime assets, Banco Santander sits at the top of the transaction's ownership chain and has a stable long-term, senior unsecured debt rating of A2.

Kobalt's notes benefit from an overcollateralization level of 35%, and a debt service reserve account initially sized to cover six months of fees and interest on the notes.

The latest securitization coincides with the company announcing a partnership with U.S. Bank to provide personal loans to borrowers.

: A1 notes are expected to price at par, with a 13 basis-point spread over the 3-month, I-curve, and 44-77 basis points on the A2 through A4 notes, according to Asset Securitization Report's deal database.