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ACHM 2025-HE1 will repay notes using a pro-rata, sequential pay structure that must satisfy an overcollateralization test, and cumulative loss and delinquency triggers.
March 29 -
Second-lien loans make up virtually the entire pool, which carries some risk of poor recovery rates. Yet 78% of the pool is also considered safe-harbor mortgages.
March 24 -
Excess cash flow will pay timely interest and protect against realized losses in the rated certificates before being paid out to the class X notes.
March 4 -
Investment properties are the primary properties backing the collateral pool, at 80.3%, while second homes account for 19.7% of the pool.
February 27 -
The deal has a step-up coupon feature that calls for the fixed rates on classes A1, A2 and A3 to increase by 100 basis points, subject to the net weighted average coupon (WAC) after four years.
January 31 -
A vast majority of the collateral pool balance, 82.6%, are mortgages used to purchase primary residences, and just 17.4% finance second homes.
December 31 -
Alternative documentation accounts for 37.9% of the pool balance, compared with 24.6% on the 2024-NQM4 deal.
December 30 -
Underwriting methods have been steadily shifting to traditional full documentation, which accounts for 13.3% in the VERUS 2024-9, KBRA said, its largest share since VERUS 2024-6.
December 5 -
The notes benefit from credit enhancement levels of 30.45%, 24.3%, 13.8%, 8.65%, 5.00% and 2.05% on the A1, A2, A3, M1, B1, B2 and B3 tranches, respectively.
November 18 -
Fitch Ratings said Tesla Finance enters the residential solar finance ABS arena with underlying loans that have the highest WA FICO score presented to it for a rating.
November 12