Lam, who oversees the firm's structured credit investment strategies, managed CLOs, separate accounts and commingled accounts. Lam succeeds Andrew Gordon, who will assume the role of executive chair of the board of managers.

Charge-offs at the Detroit-based lender rose last quarter, as borrowers had a tougher time keeping up with their car payments. But so far, credit quality is staying within expectations, and company executives don't anticipate that the rest of the year will be much worse.

Vervent is on the deal as the backup servicer and Deutsche Bank National Trust as custodian, to help offset any risks stemming from First Help Financial's shortcomings as servicer.

At a Senate Banking subcommittee meeting, Republican and Democratic lawmakers both promoted the mission of community development financial institutions and warned of upcoming threats to their funding and proposals to revamp the CDFI certification process.

The deal has a prefunding account with $12 million deposited at closing, and will use that amount to purchase additional collateral during its 90-day period after the deal closes.

There's limited evidence of trouble in credit portfolios currently, but the worst is yet to come, according to a recent IACPM survey.

But the industry will still have to go through some pain in 2024, Wharton Professor Susan Wachter told attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association annual convention.

The deal will issue tax-exempt restructuring bonds through the 2023TE1 and 2 classes of notes, which will issue $652.1 million and $135.4 million, respectively. One class will issue $35.6 million federally taxable note, the 2023T class.

Donlen and LPUSA's involvement as a servicer is considered a credit strength, because its managed portfolio, which performed well even throughout the 2007-2008 recession, chalked up consistently low historical rates of delinquencies and net losses.

While great progress has been made towards the goal of reducing capacity by 30%, job reductions should continue for several more quarters.

Enhancement includes initial over-collateralization of 19.15% of the pool balance, which is expected to build to 27.50% of the outstanding pool balance, plus 2.00% of the initial pool balance.

The change, even if temporary, could help to reduce spreads to Treasurys and bring down rates, the Community Home Lenders of America, the Independent Community Bankers of America and the National Association of Realtors argue.