Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Veros Auto Receivables Trust 2021-1 (“VEROS 2021-1”), an asset-backed securitization collateralized by a pool of auto loans.
VEROS 2021-1 will issue three classes of notes totaling $220.44 million, collateralized by a pool of fixed rate retail automobile contracts, made to subprime obligors and secured by primarily used automobiles. VEROS 2021-1 includes a three-month prefunding feature that will allow the purchase of additional receivables up to 11% of the closing plus prefunded collateral pool.
The transaction has initial credit enhancement levels of 31.35% for the Class A Notes, 19.65% for the Class B Notes and 5.50% for the Class C Notes. Credit enhancement consists of overcollateralization, subordination (except for the Class C notes), a reserve account and excess spread.
This transaction is Veros Credit, LLC’s (“Veros”) first securitization of 2021 and fourth overall.
KBRA applied its Auto Loan ABS Global Methodology and its Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology as part of its analysis of Veros’ historical static pool data, the transaction’s underlying collateral pool and capital structure. KBRA also conducted an on-site operational review of Veros at its Santa Ana, CA headquarters in January 2020 and has held regular diligence calls with Veros. Operative agreements and legal opinions will be reviewed prior to closing.
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