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Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of March 19-25

JPMorgan Chase and Loop Capital Markets have submitted pitches suggesting ways to structure $1 billion of bonds that Governor Gavin Newsom proposed to build vehicle charging stations

The FFELP sector would become awash with liquidity as the federally-guaranteed loans are paid and the most distressed borrowers avoid default, market participants said.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of March 12-18

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of March 5-11

Unify Financial is sponsoring a $300M securitization of prime auto loans. The $3.3 billion-asset institution is only the second CU to sell securities backed by auto loans since the NCUA gave the green light for credit-union securitizations nearly four years ago.

Navient Private Education Refi Loan Trust 2021-B has an average balance of $59,226 per account. The previous four Navient securitizations of refinanced private loans had average balances between $73,498 and $79,306.

Worried initially that marketplace lenders might falter at the first stage of a crisis, the sector has weathered the COVID-19 storm and now projects to match 2019's record securitization deal volume.

Almost 54% of the leases issued through Santander Consumer's Chrysler Capital unit are for terms beyond 36 months, the highest-ever share of extended-term contracts.

Four months after debuting its prime-only shelf, the e-commerce used-vehicle retailer returns with a follow-up offering from borrowers with a pooled FICO average of 707.

The latest pool reflects Dell's migration toward larger, investment-grade corporate obligors for its securitizations, in place of riskier small and medium-sized business contracts.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Feb. 26-March 4

Ratepayer bond securitizations have helped utilities defray litigation expenses or finance 'stranded costs' related to deregulation since the '90s . A new wave appears imminent, driven by green-energy conversion needs and relieving the burden of pandemic-related consumer assistance.

DBRS Morningstar and S&P Global Ratings each have lower projected net losses for the $1.1 billion Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust 2021-1 transaction, in comparison to the subprime auto lender’s prior $1.4 billion securitization that priced in October 2020.

Kroll reports the proceeds could include a shareholder distribution that would benefit majority owner The Blackstone Group.

BMW Financial Services is seeking to price a $1.45 billion bond package backed by closed-end, retail auto lease contracts. Toyota Motor Credit is making a $1.5B or $2.25B offering through its extended note platform.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Feb. 19-25

The extension rates were the highest since the peak of lender deferrals granted in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak.

DataBank, sponsored by an affiliate of Colony Capital, is pooling ownership and leasehold stakes in 15 data centers in six cities, including the Salt Lake City market that is in high demand with West Coast companies diversifying and expanding data-center operations.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Feb. 12-18