Longer Terms, Revolving Period Are Risk Factor in Toyota’s Latest $1B ABS Deal

Toyota Motor Credit Corp. is bringing $1.13 billion in asset-backed securities to market in the captive’s first extended-loan securitization, which is expected to close on June 19, according to a pre-sale report by Moody’s Investors Service. TMCC’s newest deal is comprised of 54,385 prime auto loan receivables with an average FICO score of 754 and […]

• Nicole Casperson
• June 10, 2019
• Capital Markets

Fifth Third Returns to Securitization Market With $1.3B Transaction

Fifth Third Bank’s latest $1.37 billion offering marks the bank’s return to the auto ABS market after a two-year hiatus. The 2019-1 transaction will be Fifth Third’s first auto securitization since the prime lender issued a $1 billion offering in September 2017. While the two transactions share similarities, there are distinctions to be made in […]

• Bianca Chan
• April 29, 2019
• Capital Markets

Weaker Credit Quality Spurs Higher Loss Forecast for Exeter Securitization

Moody's Investor Service bumped up cumulative net loss expectations 1% in Exeter Finance’s most recent securitization to offset the weaker credit quality of the underlying loans. The weighted average credit score for the $572.9 million transaction was 556, “the lowest Fico seen in recent transactions,” said Moody’s Senior Credit Officer Daniela Jayesuria of the securitization slated […]

• Bianca Chan
• April 22, 2019
• Capital Markets, Update

Tesla Issues Second-Ever Lease Securitization Despite Previous Downgrade

Tesla Inc. is slated to issue its second-ever U.S. auto securitization on Dec. 19, according to presale reports. The $837 million transaction is 53% larger than Tesla’s inaugural securitization, which was issued in February. That securitization was subsequently downgraded because of a “significant shortfall” in the Model 3 production rate and a weak financial situation, […]

• Nicole Casperson
• December 13, 2018
• Capital Markets, Strategy

Ford Motor Credit Issues Second $1B Auto ABS Transaction

Ford Motor Credit issued its second auto loan ABS transaction of the year with a $1.05 billion pool, according to Moody’s Investors Service. With the transaction, the captive finance arm’s total 2018 securitized portfolio is $1.1 billion while its auto loan portfolio totals $46.2 billion. Ford Credit’s latest transaction represents the most substantial average loan […]

• Nicole Casperson
• October 15, 2018
• Credit Performance, Risk

Residual Values Are Risk Factor in BMW Financial’s First Auto Lease ABS of 2018

BMW Financial Services of North America issued its first U.S. auto lease ABS of 2018 backed by a pool of outstanding lease receivables totaling $1.16 billion, according to presale reports. The new securitization is comprised of 33,670 prime auto lease receivables with an average FICO score of 789 and maximum lease term of 36 months, according […]

• Nicole Casperson
• October 8, 2018
• Capital Markets, Risk, Strategy

Credit Acceptance Extends Revolving Period of Warehouse Facility

Credit Acceptance Corp. (CAC) announced on Thursday that it extended the revolving period and the maturity date of its warehouse facility, according to a company press release. CAC’s $100 million revolving secured warehouse facility revolving period was extended to August 2021. The last time the warehouse revolving period was extended was in August 2017 to […]

• Nicole Casperson
• August 16, 2018
• Capital Markets, Credit Performance

Negative Equity Risk Rises in Canada as Terms Lengthen, Refinancing Quickens

Long loan terms and more frequent refinancing have led to an increase in Canadian auto loans with negative equity, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report. Negative equity happens when a consumer owes more on a vehicle than it is worth. This situation can be exacerbated when customers buy new vehicles before completing their original […]

• Matthew Wood
• May 1, 2018
• Capital Markets, Credit Performance