The collateral pool consists of new and used vehicles manufactured by Hyundai Motor and Kia Corp., 9% of which are electric and hybrid vehicles.

The former lender’s abrupt closure Wednesday and First Guaranty’s recent bankruptcy filing highlight difficulties in the current mortgage environment despite nonbanks being on stronger financial footing than their counterparts of 14 and 24 years ago.

The transaction will be backed by commercial leases and loans primarily supported by Dell Technologies and Dell EMC branded equipment.

The securitization has a reserve account of 1% of the initial series note balance funded fully at closing.

The transaction sponsored by Hospitality Investors Trust has a strong credit profile because of the diverse properties, well-known hotel brands and strong management involved, analysts say.

The Class A note coupon initially will be linked to the USD Compounded Secured Overnight Financing Rate Index, a relatively new interest rate index. Royal Bank of Canada is the seller, servicer and administrative agent.

Average purchase-loan amounts shrank for the second week in a row and are currently 12% below their record size in March.

Amid reduced M&A activity, U.S. middle-market borrowers and investors in asset-backed securities are trying to reset and figure out where the right valuations levels are, says Sengal Selassie, CEO of Brightwood Capital Advisors, a lender and issuer of CLOs.

But second home sales — which were below pre-pandemic levels for the first time in 24 months during May — may slow in the future as those in vulnerable areas get tougher to insure.

The transaction features two potential securitizations of collateral pools valued at approximately $1.11 billion and $1.32 billion, with bonds totaling $1.01 billion and $1.20 billion.

As of the May 31, 2022 cut-off date, 95.6% of the loans were current, of which 2.1% are bankruptcy-performing loans and 4.4%, 30 days delinquent.

Questions remain around switching benchmarks that could result in unexpected refinancings