News and Information from Asset Securitization Report

After the prefunding period, up to 7.50% of the total pool balance will consist of collateral from earlier transactions or newly acquired assets, timeshare loans.

New securitization volume should surpass 2024 business by 16%, after getting a boost from consumer asset-backed securities (ABS) classes and do $948 billion in new business in 2026.

Decision makers have voiced support for lower financing costs but researchers have said achieving it could be complicated. Part 3 in a series.

As federal watchdogs step back from regulating "Buy Now, Pay Later" loans, state authorities are stepping in. This week, the attorneys general from California and several other blue states joined the fight.

BRAVO Residential Funding's notes will repay investors through a sequential payment structure, and include a step-up coupon for classes A-1A, A-1B, A-2 and A3.

What developments around rent reporting and new credit standards portend for mortgage companies. Part 2 of a series on government-sponsored enterprise changes.

The underlying portfolio consists of 608,810 contracts, with two thirds of the cash flow supporting the transaction from a wholesale agreement that includes T-Mobile.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its union filed legal briefs Friday after a district court judge asked if a preliminary injunction aimed at preventing a mass layoff is still in effect.

Fortress has been one of the most active home equity investment firms in November, investing $1 billion in Cornerstone.

If cumulative loss or a delinquency trigger event is in effect, then the deal will distribute principal among the class A notes before any principal allocation the class M1 or class B certificates.

After three consecutive weeks of increases, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate dropped 0.3 basis points to 6.23% this week, according to Freddie Mac.

Baby Boomers' annuities purchases continue to fuel banks' lending to collateralized loan obligations, asset-backed securities and special purpose entities.

The Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued a final rule Tuesday that softens leverage demands for the biggest and most systemically risky banks and lowers the community bank leverage ratio to 8%.

For TIP Solar ABS, the securitization share of ADSAB and cashflows payable to the cash equity holder, are about $200 million and $171.4 million.

The prepayment rate grew by 37% over September as mortgage rates fell leading to higher refinancing volume in October, ICE Mortgage Technology said.

There is also a class N tranche of notes that make payment to those noteholders if funds are available after the overcollateralization.

The transaction uses a shifting interest repayment structure, and its lockout that is subject to performance triggers.

New private-label bonds collateralized by loans made outside the qualified mortgage definition hit highs for the month, quarter and year, CreditFlow data shows.

On a weighted average (WA) basis, the collateral mortgages have a slightly higher leverage level than previous transactions, although moderate, with an original loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 71.9%.

Private-label CMBS loan delinquencies are rising, but ample liquidity is making 2025 issuance volume the highest since 2007.

Federal Reserve Gov. Stephen Miran reiterated his view that monetary policy has become more restrictive than economists think, but expressed increased urgency that the central bank take strong corrective action.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau plans to transfer its entire enforcement and legal divisions to the Department of Justice and is likely to staff in those units, according to sources briefed by agency leadership.

The credit score firm partnered with Plaid to bring additional cash-flow data into its previously released UltraFICO score.

The capital structure for Volkswagen Auto Loan Enhanced Trust, series 2025-2, will remain the same, even though the deal can potentially be upsized to $1 billion.

The economy added an unexpectedly robust 119,000 jobs in September, though unemployment edged up to 4.4%. The report, delayed by the federal government shutdown, continues a trend of sluggish job growth in recent months.

A large majority of the pool assets, 86.2%, are second-lien home equity investment contracts that have a weighted average (WA) multiple share rate of 2.00x.

NSLT 2025-D comes to market as the private student loan sector is seeing increased issuance. Two of the program's deals, series 2025-B and 2025-C, accounted for $4 billion of issuance, almost half the sector's production.

President Trump has nominated Stuart Levenbach, associate director of the Office of Management and Budget, to be the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. His selection allows acting CFPB Director Russell Vought to remain in place for at least another 210 days.

Although the deal, which closes on November 26, is the first securitization from Ansley Park, its owned portfolio since January 2024 has had strong performances with no losses to date.

GDLP 2025-3 has a so-called vertical risk retention structure, where 95% of the collateral balance is allocated to the noteholders, while retained interest noteholders will hold the rest.

The Structured Finance Association is adding its weight to recent support for a Securities and Exchange Commission action that could modernize Reg AB II.

Spread premiums on esoteric ABS attract new types of investors, including those managing insurers' assets.

If class A notes fail a credit enhancement rest, a cumulative default ratio amortization event occurs, or the pool balance is 10% or less, then GSKY 2025-3 will move to a sequential pay structure.

Policy reviews of GSEs and Basel rules could reshape the MSR market, opening opportunities for banks and altering Fannie, Freddie MBS dynamics.

Delinquencies are at their second highest level in three years, led by deterioration in the performance of FHA loans, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

While Fitch and Kroll have differing views on mortgage rates next year, both are looking for mortgage delinquencies to rise in their rated portfolios.

Since introducing the Upstart Macro Index to address increasing delinquency rates in previous years, the changes to its underwriting and credit models have improved future vintages' performances.

Loan sizes are only $477.50 on average, while borrowers attached to the contracts have weighted average FICO scores of 727.

The proceeds from the deal will recoup costs for repairs on energy infrastructure damaged after Hurricane Helene in 2024.

A 50-year mortgage would make borrowers susceptible to higher interest rates, significantly more payable interest and slower equity gains, LendingTree analysis showed.

Fed Gov. Stephan Miran has spent his short tenure at the central bank arguing that disinflation in housing and immigration reforms will tamp down inflation in the near term. But other economists say the timing, degree and context of those effects is very much in question.

SEMT 2025-12's collateral profile is slightly weaker compared with the prior transaction, with a slightly lower weighted average FICO score.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Thursday will publish a revamped version of its Section 1071 small business data collection rule, dramatically scaling back the data to be collected and the number of lenders who must comply.

MP 2025-1's loan-to-value ratio will not exceed 70% of aggregate appraised value. To maintain this leverage level, the deal will also collect supplemental principal payments.

Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic won't seek reappointment following the end of his current term on Feb. 28, 2026.

Second-lien mortgages make up the collateral pool. Those assets normally have a high expected loss severity, but the borrowers appear to be of prime credit quality.

Rate-and-term refinances dropped 14% month over month in October, but were still up 143% from last year.

The Department of Justice told a court that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cannot legally request funding from the Federal Reserve System, arguing that the Fed has not turned a profit since 2022 and thus cannot fund the CFPB.

In addition to that subordination, the deal structure includes cash trap and sweep conditions to support cash flow to the deal.

Two government-sponsored enterprises are looking into expanding mortgage transfers between borrowers, according to the head of their oversight agency.

Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said emerging stresses in housing and private credit markets warrant a reduction to short-term interest rates. While preferring a 50 basis point cut in December, Miran said he would settle for a 25 basis point reduction.

Mortgage credit availability increased 2.3% to 106.8 last month, marking the fourth consecutive month of growth.

Senior notes are supported by an interest reserve account, and class A2 notes have a scheduled annual amortization of 1.0% before their anticipated repayment.

Jamaica's cat bond success could spur issuer and investor interest in the product, putting Beryl's failure to trigger any compensation in the past.

President Trump and housing regulator Bill Pulte are considering introducing a 50-year fixed rate mortgage that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would purchase.

ABCLN 2025-B also benefits from a line of credit sized to cover up to five months of missed interest payments in the event Ally defaults on its interest obligations.

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson said that as interest rates have moved toward a more neutral level, "it makes sense" now to proceed with caution.

A trade group for participants in the clean energy loan program argues the upcoming regulations will be too burdensome and costly for participants.

Lawmakers urged the Fed to retain the current weighting of the p-factor in the context of securitizations, over a level that the industry believes is far more punitive.

AMDR 2025-1 is the inaugural securitization for Americor, an Irvine, Calif.-based which offers debt resolution services, personal loans, debt resolution loans, mortgages and home equity lines of credit.

Michael Barr said he believes artificial intelligence will have a positive long-term impact on the economy, though it may cause job losses in the short term.

The Federal Reserve Board finalized changes to its supervisory rating framework, allowing large bank holding companies to be considered "well managed," even with one deficient rating.

Previously, Kim was a managing director in J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.'s strategic investments group, where she managed a diverse portfolio of fintech investments.

Despite record loan applications, Upstart's AI pulled back, causing a revenue miss and raising "incremental uncertainty" about its core underwriting model.

The issuance can be expanded to $1.2 billion, with virtually the same capital structure characteristics.

LADAR 2025-3's loss levels are notably lower than the rating agency's assumptions on the LADAR 2025-1 because the sponsor excluded borrowers with credit scores lower than 701 from the collateral pool.

Home price modeling changes hurt FOA's third-quarter interim results but it was in the black between January and September on a continuing operations basis.

WFLOOR 2025-1's annualized monthly yield, which averaged 20% since 2018, has been consistently higher than most other dealer floorplan trusts that Moody's rates.