The San Francisco-based banking giant reported a 9% annual jump in quarterly profits. It also made official its appointment of CEO Charlie Scharf as chairman.

The non-prime collateral pool starts out with 56,336 contracts, and an average balance of $26,041, which could be upsized to 71,695 contracts, with an average balance of $26,034.

Coupons range from 4.17% on the A1 notes, rated P1/A1+ by Moody's and Fitch Ratings, respectively, to 5.38% on the class N notes, which S&P rates BB.

Almost all the notes are fixed rate, except for the A2-B tranche which pay a coupon based on the one-month Secured Overnight Financing Rae (SOFR).

About 73.9% of the underlying mortgages were underwritten through debt service coverage ratio (DSCR) and 12- to 23 months of profit and loss and bank statements.

The loans are secured by single-family residential properties, townhouses, planned-unit developments, condominiums, and two- to four-family residential properties.

The portfolio has high credit quality loans and geographic concentration.

After passing the Federal Reserve's stress tests with high marks, large banks announced dividend increases. In some cases, they also said the Fed had conceded that certain prior calculations needed to be revised.

Although the collateral is described as non-prime, Moody's points to several strong credit characteristics, including an average non-zero FICO score of 697 and an eScore of 768.

They are not municipal bonds, but they follow municipal bond repayment practices.

The B, C and D tranches maintain minimum subordination percentages, 12.5%, 8.1% and 4.3%, respectively, allowing them to provide credit support for the class A notes.

In 2021, banks pledged to wind down their support for oil and gas. Last year they made a $162 billion U-turn, according to a new report from a coalition of advocacy groups.

Willis Engine Structured Trust, VIII, sells its fixed-rate notes through two tranches, all with a legal final maturity date of June 2050.

The notes will get credit enhancement from balances on the subordinate bonds, which are permitted to amortize.

There is also a full-turbo feature that will kick in after a two-year revolving period.

A set of performance-related triggers—cash trapping and expense reserve—will help maintain cash flow to the notes.

Any loan that is more than 120 days delinquent becomes a stop-advance loan, a designation that prevents interest leakage to bondholders.

Called collateral from various series increased to 6.0%, from 4.0%, while weighted average seasoning increased to 3.15 months from 2.82 months.

In a few notable changes from the 2024-1 deal, 0.73% of the current pool is composed of closed-end leases, an increase from 0.55%.

The obligors' non-investment grade credit quality could present challenges to the timely repayment of notes. Yet PREF focused on high-revenue obligors backed by private equity sponsors.