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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.

CBAM Asset Management's $1B CBAM 2017-4 is not its largest deal among the four BSL portfolios it has issued in less than eight months; but the latest transaction is still almost double the average peer CLO deal size of $511 million since the third quarter.

The two prospective pools of loans have nearly identical average FICO scores (769 for the $1 billion pool, 770 for the $1.25 billion) and weight average APR (2.13% and 2.11%, respectively).