Securitization

The $185 million transaction features a higher exposure to borrowers entering bankruptcy than the sponsor's 2016 deal; it's also more seasoned, since it recycles 2014 collateral.

The 860 loans backing its latest transaction, the $258.4 million Verus Securitization Trust, 2018-INV1, are all "business purpose investor loans,” according to S&P.

A large portion of the collateral for the $1.06 billion IH-2018-SFR1 is being rolled over from two transactions originally issued in 2015.

After the second-busiest quarter for primary European CLO issuance to start 2018, a two-week April lull in the market was ended with deal pricings by Intermediate Capital and Investcorp.

A class action filed last week alleges that Renovate America and Renew Financial failed to provide consumer protections promised to L.A. County, that this constitutes elder abuse, and the county is complicit.

Sixty-four consumer groups are speaking out against a Senate measure, expected to be voted on this week, that would overturn the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's 2013 regulation on discriminatory pricing by auto lenders.

Jay Huang, a longtime Citigroup veteran who joined in January, is developing a high-tech trading-desk operation to enhance the company's portfolio of CLO investments.

HELOCs make up just 2.9% of the $281 million pool of collateral; 81.8% of the HELOC borrowers are currently ineligible to make draws; another 18.2% are permanently frozen.

Higher LTVs and fewer low-risk, new-car loans trumped the recent decline in managed-portfolio delinquencies and improved ABS performance since 2015.

It is backed by $499.8 million of trust preferred securities and subordinated debt issued by 63 banks and $380 million of TruPS and surplus notes issued by four insurance companies.

The total volume of CLO refinancings for the month to date has reachd $11.3 billion, as managers continue to take advantage of the repeal of skin-in-the-game rules for this asset class.

The sponsor is pooling what a majority of customers are buying these days, but future gas-price shocks could depressed used-vehicle prices on the lower MPG models.

The higher rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency came at a steep price: The senior tranche of notes to be issued benefits from 78% credit enhancement; Dividend's prior deal was rated single-A.

With no more concerns about triggering risk retention on its large pile of older deals, Blackstone is dusting off CLO portfolios that have long been eligible for a refi makeover.

Moody's, S&P and DBRS take divergent views of riskiness of €500 Driver Italia One; key concerns are the concentration of loans with balloon payments and lack of recourse to cars being financed.

Proceeds from the $75 million issuance, the 10th from a master trust created in 2009, will fund new loans and repay the remaining outstanding notes issued from a 2008 master trust.

Nearly 86% of the loans have been modified; by comparison, a higher percentage of loans backing Citi's previous deal, 97.2%, were modified.

However the collateral will total at least £370.4 million (US$424.5 million), including a £62.7 million prefunding account; the weighted average coupon of the collateral is 4%.

While the sponsor is borrowing more heavily against the 1,283 properties being rolled over, their values have also increased, resulting in a decline in the combined LTV, to 66.5% from 72%.

The latest transaction is the first to include fees associated with the Take 5 Oil Change brand acquired in 2016; they will rank pari passu with outstanding notes issued in 2015 and 2016.