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The real estate investment trust — which counts the private equity firm C-III Capital Partners among its top shareholders — owes more than $100 million to creditors but has less than $50 million of assets, according to a Chapter 11 petition.

The riskiest tier of the junk bond market, CCC, has gained nearly 20% year to date on a total return basis, making it the best-performing asset class in the U.S. fixed-income market.

The pool is well seasoned with a weighted-average seasoning of over 10 years for almost the full pool, according to S&P Global Ratings.

The certificates are backed by a single loan for 10 retail centers in nine states. AMC Theatres is the portfolio's largest tenant, representing 10.4% of the portfolio's base rent.

PRPM 2023-NQM3 Trust has issued residential mortgage-backed securities that are supported by 516 loans, 23% of which were originated by Newfi Lending.

Banks began marketing the loan, which funded a 47% stake purchase in Everise in early November. But the sale for the B3 rated debt struggled and dragged on for over a month. 

Classes A, B, C, D, E, and F have initial credit enhancement levels of 67.25%, 49.00%, 33.50%, 17.90%, 8.55% and 1.50%, respectively.

Bostic said he expects the US central bank will cut rates twice in 2024 — in the second half of the year — as inflation continues to slowly decline.

It is the first securitization for the company, and represents only a subset of the types of loans that the company has originated.

Initial hard credit enhancement ranges from 24.40% on class A notes to 7.70% on the class D notes. At closing, overcollateralization will be 6.70%, building to a target of 12.50%.