KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by OneMain Direct Auto Receivables Trust 2023-1 (“ODART 2023-1”), an auto loan ABS transaction.

ODART 2023-1 will issue four classes of notes totaling $400.0 million. The preliminary ratings reflect initial credit enhancement levels ranging from 31.75% for the Class A notes to 5.75% for the Class D notes. This transaction represents the first auto loan ABS securitization issued by OneMain Finance Corporation (“OneMain” or “OMFC”, or the “Company”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OMH”), in 2023. OneMain has also issued seven auto loan and 27 consumer loan securitizations through its subsidiaries since 2013. ODART 2023-1 includes a three-year revolving period during which collections may be used to purchase new collateral so long as it meets the eligibility criteria and reinvestment criteria.

OneMain Holdings, Inc. (“OMH”) is a consumer finance company which offers loan products through a nationwide network of branches and through its online platform. OMH completed its acquisition of OneMain Financial Holdings, LLC on November 15, 2015 from CitiFinancial Credit Company for $4.49 billion in cash. OMH is now listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “OMF”.

KBRA applied its Auto Loan ABS Global Rating Methodology, as well as its Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology and ESG Global Rating Methodology as part of its analysis of the transaction’s underlying collateral pool and the capital structure using stressed cash flow assumptions. KBRA considered its operational review of OneMain, as well as periodic update calls with the Company. Operative agreements and legal opinions will be reviewed prior to closing.

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Related Publications

• Auto Loan ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

Further information on key credit considerations, sensitivity analyses that consider what factors can affect these credit ratings and how they could lead to an upgrade or a downgrade, and ESG factors (where they are a key driver behind the change to the credit rating or rating outlook) can be found in the full rating report referenced above.

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