Prices for autos and other vehicles are expected to increase due to tariffs set by the Trump administration. That will likely lead to worse performance for securitizations, according to Moody’s Ratings.

SFA and ICE developing securitization index; securitization involving professional sports on the horizon; rating services comfortable with Trimont acquiring Wells Fargo’s third-party commercial mortgage servicing business; deal structuring tool from dv01.

The deal received a preliminary AAA rating from S&P Global Ratings.

The $525 million ABS backed by private loans was placed exclusively with funds and accounts managed by PGIM.

The fund will invest in subordinate asset tranches of ABS.

Deals backed by leases and loans to consumers to buy cars and other vehicles continued to set the pace in ABS issuance last year. But the only sector to see increased volume in the fourth quarter was ABS backed by unsecured consumer loans. (Includes three data tables.)

The settlement comes after the Supreme Court refused to hear a case in which the Third Circuit found that NCSLT were a “covered person” under the Dodd-Frank Act and subject to the CFPB’s oversight.

TRACE trade data on non-agency CMOs isn’t released until 18 months after the transaction, leaving customers at the mercy of dealers when it comes to pricing information.

The deal differs from other fiber ABS in that it’s backed by enterprise fiber instead of retail or bulk fiber networks.

Trump has nominated Bill Pulte to be director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; Fitch upgrades master servicer rating on Mr. Cooper; new ABS issuer.