Consumer lending

Almost all the collateral was extended to borrowers attending four-year schools, and the same percentage was made to borrowers attending not-for-profit schools.

Unlike estimated excess spread, which increased to 13.2%, from 12.8% on the EART 2024-4 transaction, several other forms of credit enhancement levels dropped.

The Trump administration wants the Small Business Administration to shrink its workforce by 43%. At the same time, the agency is being asked to start managing the federal government's student loan portfolio.

FHF sources almost all its loans—most recently 96% in 2024—from franchise dealers.

The deal is structured as a public securitization, under Rule 144A, and is supported by lending indirectly through more than 1,100 partnerships across the country.

The United Auto 2025-1 series of notes has a more mixed subordination element compared with the previous deal.

It is the program's second issuance to come to market with a pool made up entirely of consumer loans.

Affirm grade A loans account for 34.8% of the pool and have historically produced the lowest defaults in the sponsor's managed portfolios.

While SoFi uses a third-party servicer for both of those product types, it services its entire consumer loan portfolio.

Outstanding loans eligible for repossession in December 2022 saw a 22.5% increase from December 2019, but redemptions were higher than pre-pandemic levels.