-

KBRA Releases 12 Things in Credit: October 2021

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases topical and timely commentary on credit markets, compiled from our weekly podcast, 3 Things in Credit, hosted by our Chief Strategist, Van Hesser. Among the wide-ranging issues Van has addressed over the past month are the impact of higher energy prices on credit, plummeting economic growth rates, and how positive political developments in Europe are fundamentally improving eurozone credit.

In the latest episode, Van calls attention to KBRA’s upcoming webinar, Picking up the Pieces: Perspectives on Credit Markets Post-COVID, which will be held on Thursday, October 28, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. EST. Hosted by KBRA Altman, a division of KBRA Analytics, the webinar will feature six renowned industry professionals discussing today’s extraordinary market climate.

The pandemic has dramatically reset the global economic and markets landscape as massive government intervention and fluid developments on the scientific front meet extreme valuations in markets. Each week, we dig into and provide perspective on issues credit-market participants care about. Tune in every Friday to Van’s podcast for the latest. And look for our monthly published recap to catch up on what you might have missed.

Click here to view the report.

About KBRA

KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered in the U.S., the EU and the UK, and is designated to provide structured finance ratings in Canada. KBRA’s ratings can be used by investors for regulatory capital purposes in multiple jurisdictions.

Contacts

Van B. Hesser, Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist
+1 (646) 731-2305
van.hesser@kbra.com

Kroll Bond Rating Agency

Details
Headquarters: New York City, New York
CEO: Jim Nadler
Employees: 400+
Organization: PRI

Release Versions

Contacts

Van B. Hesser, Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist
+1 (646) 731-2305
van.hesser@kbra.com

More News From Kroll Bond Rating Agency

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to OBX 2026-NQM3 Trust

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 14 classes of mortgage-backed notes from OBX 2026-NQM3 Trust, a $840.8 million non-prime RMBS transaction. The underlying collateral, comprising 1,547 residential mortgages, is characterized by fixed-rate mortgages (FRMs) and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs) making up 92.7% and 7.3% of the pool, respectively. A majority of the loans are either classified as non-qualified mortgages (Non-QM; 49.2%) or exempt (43.3%) from the Ab...

KBRA Releases Fourth-Quarter 2025 U.S. Bank Compendium

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA releases its fourth-quarter 2025 U.S. Bank Compendium, providing the latest view of the U.S. banking industry and analysis of 4Q25 results for publicly traded U.S. banks with KBRA ratings. In this edition, we examine how KBRA-rated banks delivered their strongest profitability since the pandemic, driven primarily by net interest margin (NIM) expansion. Credit performance continued to soften gradually but remained well within historical norms, with modest increase...

KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to PLYM 2026-IND

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA announces the assignment of preliminary ratings to five classes of PLYM 2026-IND, a CMBS single-borrower securitization. The collateral for the transaction is a $1.46 billion floating rate, interest-only mortgage loan. The loan is expected to have an initial two-year term with three, one-year extension options and require monthly interest-only payments. The loan will be secured by the borrower's fee simple interests in 145 industrial properties (227 individual bu...
Back to Newsroom