New Residential Investment started acquiring single-family rental properties in 2019, and now has enough holdings to complete its first securitization in the sector.

ABS issuers and investors are considering whether to use SOFR or Treasury rates as a pricing benchmark following the end of LIBOR reporting.

The ABS includes royalties for more than 200 songs that hit number one on the charts. However, none of the songs were disclosed in a rating report on the transaction, and only three artists were identified.

Hotwire Communications and Flexential are issuing their first ABS. The Hotwire deal is tied to fiber-to-the-home networks while two ABS from Flexential are linked to data centers.

An affiliate of Fortress Investment Group is set to issue its first single-family rental securitization.

The two restaurant chains will use the ABS proceeds to largely pay down their previous deals. The Taco Bell issuance received a higher rating than Hooters.

The SFR giant is gearing up to buy thousands of newly constructed homes, which means it’s headed to the capital markets to finance the maneuver.

Mortgage securitizations from Freedom Mortgage and New Residential Investment are backed by servicing fees, while Rapid Financial Services is peddling its first small-business ABS since 2018.

One of the five draft bills proposed by the House Democrats this week seeks to establish a board that would be responsible for assigning rating services to provide grades on MBS and ABS.

Nothing Bundt Cakes is baking a $359 million whole-business ABS. The bakery franchiser was acquired by Roark Capital earlier this year.