ABS

Upstart Holdings implemented underwriting and pricing changes in response to higher delinquency and CNL rates on securitizations issued since Q1 2021.

Monroe Capital's latest benchmarked the most senior class of notes to the SOFR, while the rest of the deal is fixed rate.

The Federal Open Market Committee is expected to raise rates by 25 bps at the conclusion of its meeting Wednesday, bringing its benchmark to a target range of 4.5% to 4.75%.

Distressed debt in the US alone jumped more than 300% in 12 months, high-yield issuance is much more challenging in Europe and leverage ratios have reached a record by some measures.

Most of the loans, 97.2%, were underwritten to less than full documentation, while 30.1% of the loans verified income on 12- or 24-month bank statements.

Most California households and businesses lack adequate flood insurance protections, raising concerns about eventual risks to RMBS and CMBS transactions.

FCAT 2023-1 has a stronger collateral pool composition than a recent transaction, with a lower concentration of loans from indirect origination sources.

Junior notes in the three-tranche structure could receive certain regular principal payments before more senior notes, under certain conditions.

Initially, the notes have 25.50% of over-collateralization (OC) of the initial pool balance, and that is expected to build to a target OC level of 35.00%.

Accounts that were one- to 30 days past due have a delinquency rate of 3.50%. Delinquencies rates dropped noticeably with longer timelines.

The notes benefit from a cash-trapping DSCR threshold, a cash trap reserve account and a rapid amortization event.

The sponsor, Byrider Finance, had refined its proprietary underwriting system in Q4 2021, after noticing performance issues in that year's vintage.

Issuers and investors favor term SOFR for ABS floaters but regulators worry that expanding its use—even just a little—will undermine the new floating-rate benchmark.

A higher discount rate should offset expected higher debt issuance costs, while maintaining excess spread levels in the deal.

The DLL Finance trust has experienced consistently low delinquencies and net losses since 2012, with net losses reaching only 0.12% as of June 20, 2022.

The previous TAOT program issue one floating-rate tranche of notes pegged to the one-month SOFR, a term rate and a shift from the preferred daily rate.

Other officials have supported moderating their pace of tightening amid signs inflation is cooling off and investors widely expect them to move by a quarter point.

The Mulligan trust has a three-year revolving period, during which it could issue up to $500 million in additional notes, if it meets certain conditions.

Mortgages in the transaction are almost evenly split between funding owner-occupied properties (53%) and second homes or investor properties (47%).

The transaction is fixed rate from the collateral to the notes, an apparent retreat from the 2022-4 and 2022-5 deals that priced over the SOFR.