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The stable outlook is an indication that — at least for some lenders — the much-feared cycle of cardholders defaulting on their obligations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic may not turn out to be so bad.

Its first of 2024, the collateral has an average loan balance of $368,691, a combined loan-to-value ratio of about 71.7%, a WA household income of $596,633, and liquid reserves of $172,562.

The underlying transactions pay on a pro-rata basis, but that can switch to sequential pay if performance triggers, which can be addressed, are breached.

In many ways the pool exhibits prime characteristics that are in line with other transactions from the MSRM platform, with an original FICO score of 772, an original loan-to-value ratio of 73.9%, and an original cumulative LTV of 74.2%.

Greater market acceptance of sophisticated models and attractive pricing prompted investors to seek more of the uncorrelated risk.

The private student loan market is in flux after one major lender, Discover Financial Services, said it's leaving the sector. Sallie Mae is gearing up to compete for that business, much as it did when Wells Fargo pulled up stakes in 2020.

Loan criteria such as credit scores, loan types and loan-to-value ratios are all weaker than those included in 2022 deals, Fitch said.

The underlying leases have an average contract balance of $18,129. The top borrower accounts for 0.8% of the pool balance, while the top 10 borrowers represent 4.2%.

The collateral has a high principal payment rate, 63.1%, for the eleven months ended November 2023. It also had payment rates of 66.7% and 59.0% for the twelve-month averages for 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Banks and Congressmen alike see U.S. regulators' version of Basel III as overly stringent for the securitization market.