Auto ABS

The Justice Department had issued subpoenas in 2014 and 2015 to GLS and other subprime lenders regarding underwriting criteria for lending as well as representations and warranties for loans being securitized, according to Kroll.

Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Ford will market up to $3.86 billion in new prime auto-lease securitizations, adding to a pipeline that opened up with Hyundai's deal last week.

The older loans have boosted the $260M CPS 2020-A pool seasoning to nine months, compared to CPS’ standard vintage of loans under one month that usually collateralize CPS ABS platform issues.

GMF’s $1.269.9 billion asset-backed transaction will be secured by a pool of loans that has a slightly lower weighted average FICO, higher collective LTV and longer average terms compared to prior deals issued via GMF’s securitization platform.

Moody's and Kroll have lower loss expectations for the online platform's next $380M securitization.

According to Moody's, Ally's latest auto-loan ABS will not require the issuer to repurchase loans with modified terms or maturities.

The ratings agency's monthly auto loan ABS index tracker shows losses and 60-plus-day delinquencies decreased both month-over-month and year-over-year.

Tesla’s sponsorship of the $940.95 million Tesla Auto Lease Trust 2019-A comes as the battery-electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer has regained its footing with a surprise third-quarter profit and overcome recent manufacturing woes on its mass-market Model 3 vehicle.

Santander Revolving Auto Loan Trust 2019-A is the debut deal on Santander’s revolving platform (or SREV, according to presale reports), and will have a five-year period in which the lender can add additional loans to the collateral

Loss expectations are up slightly for the second retail auto lease securitization of the year for RAC King the parent company of the regional “buy here/pay here” used-car chain American Car Center.