Subprime lending

Last month, prominent investor Steve Eisman pegged Credit Acceptance Corp. as his new big short, based on a belief the subprime auto lender and its industry may come under closer CFPB scrutiny under the new administration. Analysts are taking note, as well.

Early-stage delinquencies were up slightly in both prime and subprime auto ABS pools, according to the agency's report for January.

The proposed securitization launches the same week the Federal Reserve lifted a three-year-old enforcement action against the auto lender over its prior risk compliance oversight policies.

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The subprime auto lender, which specialized in post-bankrutpcy loans, has a greater share of direct-channel loans (typically refis) compared to its lone 2020 asset-backed offering.

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The new revolving platform will allow the credit-card issuer to periodically assign new accounts into the existing collateral pool without having to establish a new trust for each issuance.

The $310.47 million GLS Auto Receivables Issuer Trust 2020-4 collateralizes 13,316 loans with an average borrower FICO of 573. That is lower subprime territory, but is slightly higher than any of GLS’ most recent securitizations, according to a report from DBRS Morningstar.