Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to four note classes of SCF Equipment Leasing 2017-1 equipment contract backed notes, series 2017-1. The notes are newly issued asset-backed securities backed by a portfolio of equipment leases and loans.

The transaction is secured by a portfolio of equipment lease contracts and equipment loan contracts, together with interests in the related equipment; certain portfolio interest certificates evidencing 100% beneficial interest in a portfolio of leases of titled motor vehicles and the related equipment and equity interests in certain limited purpose entities formed to own aircraft leases and the related aircraft. The underlying contracts are collateralized by essential use assets in a variety of industries, such as marine, rail, transportation and energy.

All of the contracts were directly or indirectly originated by Stonebriar Commercial Finance.

The aggregate discounted balance (ADB) of the portfolio is approximately $339.4 million. The portfolio is comprised of 64 contracts to 30 obligors. The average contract is approximately $5.3 million and the average exposure to an obligor is approximately $11.3 million. The maximum exposure to an obligor is approximately $25.6 million or approximately 7.5% of the ADB. The securitization is based on the projected equipment loan and lease cash flows discounted at a rate of 7.57%.

The transaction benefits from credit enhancement in the form of overcollateralization, excess spread, a reserve account and, with respect to the Class A Notes, Class B Notes and Class C Notes, subordination.

The Class A Notes received a rating of A+ (sf) with an initial principal balance of roughly $254.9 million. The Class B Notes received a rating of BBB (sf) with an initial principal balance of $15.8 million. The Class C Notes and Class D Notes received ratings of BB (sf) and B (sf), respectively, with corresponding initial principal balances of approximately $15.6 million and $25.1 million.