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Growing competition may prompt commercial mortgage-backed securities issuers to accept higher loan-to-value ratios in their deals.

Avoca CLO V was issued only the second default rating of a subordinate global CLO in the last four years, the result of an unpaid subordinate tranche in an early deal liquidation by manager KKR.

Credit support on the senior tranche of the $800 million transaction is 19.25%, up 250 basis points on the comparable tranche of the sponsor's previous deal to offset the impact of falling used car prices.

Verizon Wireless' sixth overall securitization of device-payment plans includes more subprime borrowers, but delinquencies remain low in its managed portfolio.

GoldenTree's dual-market CLO manager affiliate is launching its first European CLO after debuting with two U.S. deals totaling more than $1.4 billion in 2017.

Despite the bankruptcy of its second-largest retail client, Comenity Bank is upsizing the first private-label card securitization of the year to $591 million.

The all-senior note structure is backed by $812 million in loans, and supported by low 3.5% credit enhancement based on low historical loss rates of John Deere securitizations.

It will use proceeds from the issuance of $640 million of bonds backed by wireless tower leases to help repay two deals totaling $755 million that were issued in 2013.

The pooling of loans and leases for Volvo- and Mack-brand trucking and construction equipment is modeled largely on the credit and portfolio characteristics of seven prior securitizations by Volvo's VFS subsidiary.

Lease contracts from the newly acquired business account for 5% of collateral for the $305.7 million transaction; the remainder is leases on construction and transportation equipment.

The $407 million Crown Point 4 is also the first CLO in nearly three years for Valcour, which was last in the market with the $400 million Crown Point III in March 2015.

The New York-based alternative asset manager is first out of the gate with a new-issue deal amidst a flurry of early reset/refinancing activity totaling $3.4 billion.

The first prime auto-loan securitizations for Ally Bank and captive-finance lenders for Toyota and Ford total $3.5-$4B, according to rating agency presale reports.

The $401.2 million COLT 2018-1 is the eighth overall securitization of non-qualified jumbo mortgages issued by the Lone Star Funds affiliate.

Initial expectations for cumulative net losses on the $1.15 billion transaction are higher than those of the sponsor's three prior deals, according to credit rating agency reports.

BMW Financial Services is launching its first U.S. auto-loan securitization in two years, while Daimler AG's U.S. captive finance arm is proposing a $1.3 billion to $2 billion pooling of luxury auto leases.

Improved underwriting allowed the lender to secure AAA ratings despite offering the lowest credit enhancement on senior SDART notes in three years.

Obvion, a €31.1B-asset lender with a 3.2% market share in the Netherlands, is placing more seasoned loans into its latest five-year revolving pool of prime loans.

The collateralized loan obligation market is ending the year at nearly full throttle with nearly $18 billion in new deal/refi volume month-to-date, with more on the way.

Despite a large overcollateralization target and the elimination of no-interest loan programs, Conn's securitizations suffer high default levels that keep its Class A notes at a triple-B ratings cap.