Total hard credit enhancement of 37.45% shore up the class A notes, according to Moody's. In the rest of the deal the classes B, C and D notes benefit from total hard credit enhancement of 33.1%, 23.7% and 13.7%, respectively.

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Revenue from agricultural and construction equipment will secure the notes, which get a boost from a spread account and overcollateralization.

Credit enhancement to the class A notes includes a non-declining overcollateralization of 4.75% of the initial adjusted pool balance, and a non-declining reserve fund of 0.25% of the initial adjusted pool balance.

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The OCCU 2023-1 transaction will come to market as a 144a transaction, with higher levels of credit enhancement from yield supplement overcollateralization, initial hard credit enhancement and excess spread.

Subordination increased for the class A and class C notes, to 7.04% and 2.10%, respectively, from 7.00% and 1.50%. Meanwhile subordination decreased on the class B notes to 3.80%, from 4.25%.

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