Student loan ABS

Broken down by product type, the agency's NJCLASS Standard Fixed product should account for a large majority of the loans, 75.4%. NJCLASS Consolidation will account for the next-largest group, 14.1%.

Most of the notes will be fixed rate, but the A1B tranche could be benchmarked to the three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).

There are four risk events that could stop cash flow into SMB 2024-R1's deal—missing overcollateralization targets, a stymied principal distribution and the deals do not exercise an optional clean-up call.

Biden's "Plan B" would see loans reduced or wiped out for millions of Americans — including those whose debt exceeds their original principal amount.

One tranche in the deal, supported by a pool of private student loans, matures every year beginning on June 1, 2029.

The amount of deferred loans allowed in the pool is capped at 70%, with at least 96% of them being cosigned. Also, no more than 6% of loans with a FICO score of less than 700 can be cosigned.

Spreads are expected to come in at 120 basis points over the 3M, I-Curve on the A1A notes and then range from 185 bps—425 bps over the 3M, I-Curve on the class B through class D notes.

Banks that had financed warehouse facilities and investment firms that previously bought pools of loans from originators and servicers are among student debt holders looking for an exit strategy.

Higher education debt originations are poised to turn a corner next year amid industry changes. The big question for observers is whether securitization will follow in 2024 business.

The deal has 76,440 in underlying loans, compared with 46,671 on the 2023-C deal. The average balance per borrower, however, was just $14,657, compared with the $14,430 on the 2023-C deal.

Esoteric transactions' premiums and longer durations are especially attractive, as other consumer assets are put to the test.

The outstanding notes have 18.6%-19.6% of credit support in place, based on stressed break-even cash flow scenarios.

The deal has a sequential repayment structure and collateral with 168 months of seasoning. The loans are already past their peak default periods, which each typically occur three to five years after a borrower enters repayment.

Should the transaction's cumulative default rate exceed 2.45% on or before Oct. 25, 2027, a lockout trigger accelerates note principal repayments from closing until May 25, 2024.

The deal will issue two series of notes, which benefit from a reserve account with approximately $1.4 million, representing about 2.0% of the initial bond balance.

High-quality attributes secure the notes, including that 90.7% of the loans are been co-signed, and just 12.1% of the trust's loans consist of direct-to-consumer (DTC) loans.

The deal also has a reserve account with an initial balance of $8.0 million at closing, representing 2.0% of the initial bond balance.

Both credit card and student loan issuers made up for tepid starts to 2023 by leaping over their first-quarter production numbers, but it wasn't enough to overcome an overall slide.

Loans that have yet to be originated must adhere to limitations. No more than $719,870 of originations can consist of loans made to students attending proprietary schools.

At around June 15, 2024, the VSAC will reach the end of a collateral recycling period, when it has the option to originate additional eligible loans.