Slightly more than half of the borrowers in the collateral pool, 54.74%, have a FICO score that is higher than 740, and just 3.06% of the borrowers have a score below 661.

Higher expenses pushed per-loan losses further into the red for the first time in three quarters and with lower production expected through the first three months of next year, the picture remains bleak.

Since the end of the Small Business Administration's 2022 fiscal year, the average loan size in its flagship program has dropped more than six figures. The addition of three new nondepository lenders could further drive down this figure.

Senate Banking Committee ranking member Tim Scott, R-S.C., released one of his first major public  bank policy pushes in months after formally suspending his presidential campaign.

Series 2023-2 shares collateral with Aligned Data series 2021-1, 2022-1, and the 2023-1 notes, and they are pari-passu with the class A notes in those series.

BAAT's four class A tranches have initial hard credit enhancement representing 3.75% of the pool balance, made up of subordination, 2.50%; a reserve account, 0.25%, and 1.00% in initial (and target) overcollateralization.

The class A1A notes have credit enhancement levels of 30.00% on the A1A notes; 26.40% on the A1B and A1 notes; 18.65% and 12.75% on the A2 and A3 notes, which accounts for the credit enhancements on the senior notes.

The Cincinnati-based bank, which purchased a solar lender last year, is facing an investigation from 17 state attorneys general over the acquired company's lending practices and contractor network. One solar panel installer has gone bankrupt and faced complaints across the country.

The potentially upsized deal could see a cumulative net loss (CNL) proxy of 1.20%, and all of the notes have the same initial hard credit enhancement level of 3.25%.

The pool is diversified by brand, but faces staffing and operational pressures prevalent in the restaurant sector. Also, malls comprise 60% of systemwide sales (SWS) for Auntie Anne's and Cinnabon combined.

The company missed revenue projections, and it's trying to tap other funding strategies amid a "difficult lending environment."

The deal also includes exchangeable notes, initial over-collateralization of 1.00%—that can build to a target of 100%, and a reserve account funded at about 1.50% of the pre-funded pool balance.