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Fitch Ratings put all 31 aircraft leasing and engine deals it rates on rating watch negative on Wednesday, blaming the rapidly declining credit quality of airline lessees backing the transactions. -
Aircraft lessors have become popular borrowers in the US private placement market but coronavirus pandemic has thrown up a whole new magnitude of risk for the industry and many will be looking to amend the terms of their deals. Many market participants predict that the conversations between borrowers and investors will be tricky.
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Trading of structured products in the secondary market levelled off this week to volumes seen before the coronavirus crisis, as traders closed the books on a difficult first quarter.
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Delinquencies in the fastest growing segment of the consumer debt market are increasing at a heightened pace, with another wave of missed payments on marketplace loans expected on the first of the month. Amid the rise in delinquent loans, lenders are saying that they are seeing a jump in loan applications as more consumers seek a lifeline to stave off the effects of the pandemic.
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Investors are increasingly focused on non-call risk in European securitizations, with specialist lenders in the firing line. Investors say roadshow conversations led them to believe that non-call risk would not be a feature of the post-2008 ABS market.
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Marketplace lenders have largely been left out of recent rescue plans brought by the government, including the Coronavirus Care and Help (CARES) Act. However, over the weekend, it has been confirmed that online lenders will be eligible to participate in the small business loan program, enabling fintechs to take part in distributing relief funds alongside banks, their direct competitors.
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The ABS secondary market had not seen an increase in purchases from the European Central Bank as of Thursday, when the central bank’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme was supposed to officially start buying. ECB head Christine Lagarde invoked the spirit of her predecessor by promising to do 'whatever it takes' to save the euro from the coronavirus pandemic, but the start of the programme has left ABS traders citing miscommunication between the central bank and the securitization market.
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S&P Global Ratings and Fitch Ratings adjusted their views on the most at-risk commercial ABS asset classes, namely aircraft and whole business securitizations, as the Covid-19 crisis puts even the largest and most well-established issuers to the test.
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The Bank of England’s Term Funding Scheme for small and medium-sized enterprises (TFSME) is encouraging retained issuance in European ABS planned for the second quarter, but publicly syndicated deals are expected to rebound once the Covid-19 crisis subides.
