According to Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s equipment loan and lease indices for December 2021, credit performance weakened somewhat across most securitized equipment loan and lease pools during the November collection period. read more

JAN 10, 2022 - 6:15 am

Channel completed its first securitization, a $105 million issuance of asset-backed notes collateralized by small business loans and advances across a range of industries. read more

DEC 8, 2021 - 6:21 am

Dext Capital closed its second asset-based securitization for approximately $150 million. Kroll Bond Rating Agency rated the securitization (DEXT 2021-1) as investment grade. read more

DEC 1, 2021 - 6:09 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency forecasts approximately $300 billion in new ABS issue volumes in 2022, down slightly from the record amount of supply estimated to price in 2021. read more

NOV 30, 2021 - 6:22 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to two classes of notes for AASET 2021-2 Trust, an aviation ABS transaction. AASET 2021-2 is sponsored and serviced by Carlyle Aviation Management Limited. read more

NOV 22, 2021 - 6:39 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s equipment loan and lease index exhibited relatively stable credit performance during the October 2021 reporting period. read more

NOV 8, 2021 - 6:16 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by Dext ABS, 2021-1, an equipment asset-backed securitization transaction from Dext Capital. The pool of equipment contracts backing Dext ABS 2021-1 has a discounted pool balance of $158.83 million. read more

NOV 5, 2021 - 6:33 am

According to Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s September 2021 equipment loan and lease indices, the percentage of payments 60 or more days past due increased 13 basis points month over month but fell 20 basis points year over year to 0.68%, remaining near historical lows. read more

OCT 4, 2021 - 9:51 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) released its Equipment Loan & Lease indices for August 2021. The equipment loan and lease securitization sector continued to display positive credit performance during the July collection period (based on August remittance reports). read more

SEP 13, 2021 - 6:25 am

Seaspan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas, announced that Kroll Bond Rating Agency has upgraded Seaspan's corporate rating to BB+ from BB and senior secured rating to BBB from BBB-. read more

SEP 10, 2021 - 6:25 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency released its U.S. Bank Ratings Compendium and inaugural ESG Bulletin. The compendium provides a view of the U.S. banking sector, including an updated sector outlook, and analyzes the Q2/21 results of U.S. banks with KBRA long-term ratings. read more

AUG 17, 2021 - 6:10 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to Signal Rail I LLC, Series 2021-1, Class A and Class B notes issued by Signal Rail I LLC, a railcar securitization. The issuer is a special purpose entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Signal Rail Holdings. read more

AUG 12, 2021 - 6:20 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency released its equipment loan and lease indices for July 2021. According to the indices, the equipment loan and lease securitization sector continued to display positive credit performance during the June collection period. read more

AUG 10, 2021 - 6:29 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency’s equipment loan and lease index posted an annualized net loss rate of 0.03%, up 12 basis points month over month but down 47 basis points year over year. read more

JUL 6, 2021 - 6:31 am

Kroll Bond Rating Agency assigned preliminary ratings to Trinity Rail Leasing 2021, Green Secured Railcar Equipment Notes, Series 2021-1, Class A notes and Class B notes issued by Trinity Rail Leasing 2021, a railcar leasing securitization. read more

JUN 18, 2021 - 6:16 am