Consumer ABS

Navient Returns to Familiar FFELP ABS Structure

Navient Corp. is planning its second student-loan securitization in excess of $1 billion this year. The transaction also marks a return to a pool of primarily performing loans through the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), after two prior transactions consisting entirely of rehab loans that have rebounded from default status.

Westlake Franchise Ties Strengthened in New ABS

Increased loss expectations have weakened credit metrics in Westlake Services’ new $500M securitization of subprime vehicle loan receivables. The heightened risk is offset, though, by a continued expansion of its franchise network that is putting borrowers into more reliable, and more expensive, vehicles.

VW Rolls Out Latest Vehicle Lease ABS

While Volkswagen continues its international efforts to remedy its 2015 diesel-engine emissions scandal, the German automaker also carries on with its ramped-up efforts since last fall to raise more capital through securitizations. The latest transaction is a €750 million (US$837.5 million) static pool of German vehicle lease receivables from both retail and commercial contracts.

Santander, Exeter Boost Credit Metrics in New ABS Deals

Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust (SDART) 2016-3 consists of $1.178 billion in new and used vehicle loans originated or acquired by Santander Consumer USA, with a potential upsizing in the works. Exeter's third deal of the year is sized at $450 million in notes, backed by $471.2 million in subprime loans.