Concord’s music ABS includes royalties for more than one million songs from several top artists.

Analysts expect SoFi’s first consumer loan securitization of 2022 to perform “very well” from a credit quality perspective. The ABS is stocked with collateral seasoned for a longer than usual period.

The ABS tied to loans to developing and growth-stage companies is Horizon Technology Finance’s second such deal to date.

High impairments and low cure rates in consumer loan ABS aren’t a sign of similar underperformance in other sectors, according to dv01.

The new ABS includes loans from CleanFund Commercial PACE Capital, a lender that entered liquidation in July.

The Inflation Reduction Act will likely increase solar ABS transaction volume and improve performance, KBRA said, due in large part to its enhancement of an existing investment tax credit.

Music investment company Hipgnosis Song Management is set to issue an ABS tied to royalties on 980 songs. The deal received a slightly lower rating than similar ABS from other firms.

Higher interest rates aren’t cutting into the issuance of auto ABS this year and there are few concerns about loan performance.

Litigation-finance ABS, backed by advances made to injured individuals in litigation, allow plaintiffs to press for larger settlement payouts from insurance companies.

Both delinquencies on securitized student loans and prepayment rates on student loan ABS are up and could increase further due to the Biden administration’s efforts to help distressed borrowers.