ABS

The bonds backed by the primarily non-prime unsecured receivables have preliminary ratings of BBB (low) from DBRS Morningstar and BBB- from Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

The rental-car firm's next securitization of its rental car fleet is just the second since the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, and is buoyed by pent-up business and tourist travel demand for vehicle-rental services.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 30-May 6

Goeasy would join the likes of Canadian non-prime lender Fairstone Financial Inc., which sold its inaugural ABS transaction in 2019. Also that year, Home Capital Group Inc. priced the first deal pooling non-prime Canadian home loans since 2007.

Defaults and delinquencies are below pre-pandemic levels for online consumer loans held in securitization pools, but Fitch is concerned normalization may be shortlived as expanded unemployment benefits and other stimulus support programs draw to a close.

The deal is CIBC's third series from the CARDS II master trust, and the second to issue U.S.-dollar denominated bonds.

Wisconsin Electric Power Co. will assign receivables from EC costs levied on monthly customer bill payments. The securitization strategy is expected to save ratepayers $41 million over traditional rate-based financing.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 23-29

The operator of 10 home-services brands is refinancing existing company debt with the securitization, according to KBRA.

But the rate for those loan-payment deferrals remains elevated over pre-pandemic levels.

In his annual letter to CEOs in January, he stressed the need for companies to respond to racial injustice, economic inequality and environmental degradation -- all issues traditionally left to government.

The subprime consumer lender will also collateralize loans from its newly launched secured-loan platform in its second securitization of 2021.

Demand is booming this year for securitized debt, as sales have not only recovered following last year’s Covid-induced dip, but are even eclipsing the pace of previous strong years.

The powersport equipment financing company is hoping to see its first profitable year in 2021.

Disruptions over the past two years and the portents of the FSOC report make it well worth considering how repo financers should respond when borrowers become distressed.

Crédito Real targets borrowers with little or no credit history as well as bad credit, who are undocumented or were recently discharged from federal bankruptcies.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 9-16

The $1.28 billion securitization includes a collateral pool with a higher WA FICO, lower LTV and shorter original terms that its previous loan ABS deal issued last October.

The $1.15 billion CarMax Auto Owner Trust 2021-2 could potentially be upsized to $1.56 billion, according to presale reports from Fitch Ratings and S&P Global Ratings. CarMax upsized its first deal of the year that priced in January.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 2-8