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KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Gracie Point International Funding 2025-1, LLC, Series 2025-1

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by Gracie Point International Funding 2025-1, LLC, Series 2025-1.

Gracie Point, formed in February 2010, is in the business of financing life insurance policy premium payments. Gracie Point’s clients are high net worth individuals, procuring or having procured life insurance for estate planning or business purposes.

This transaction is secured by a special unit of beneficial ownership interest (SUBI) of Gracie Point Collateral Trust (the Collateral Trust). The Collateral Trust holds participations in premium finance loans and a portion or all of the beneficial interest in certain participations held by the Collateral Trust will be allocated to the SUBI held by the Issuer. Each Premium Finance Lender is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gracie Point. Each Premium Finance Loan will be at least 100% collateralized by a combination of (i) the life insurance policy issued by an eligible life insurance carrier (each, an Eligible Life Insurance Company) having a minimum CSV, (ii) cash, if needed and (iii) a letter of credit from an eligible letter of credit provider, if needed. Each Borrower of a Premium Finance Loan is required to reserve one collection period of accrued and unpaid interest on such Premium Finance Loan.

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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.

A description of all substantially material sources that were used to prepare the credit rating and information on the methodology(ies) (inclusive of any material models and sensitivity analyses of the relevant key rating assumptions, as applicable) used in determining the credit rating is available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) located here.

Information on the meaning of each rating category can be located here.

Further disclosures relating to this rating action are available in the Information Disclosure Form(s) referenced above. Additional information regarding KBRA policies, methodologies, rating scales and disclosures are available at www.kbra.com.

About KBRA

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA), one of the major credit rating agencies (CRA), is a full-service CRA registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is registered as a CRA with the European Securities and Markets Authority. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK Limited is registered as a CRA with the UK Financial Conduct Authority. In addition, KBRA is designated as a Designated Rating Organization (DRO) by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized as a Qualified Rating Agency by Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission and is recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider (CRP) in the U.S.

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Contacts

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Oluwatobi Tofade, Associate (Lead Analyst)
+1 646-731-1277
oluwatobi.tofade@kbra.com

Alan Greenblatt, Managing Director
+1 646-731-2496
alan.greenblatt@kbra.com

Joanne DeSimone, Managing Director, ABS Commercial (Rating Committee Chair)
+1 646-731-2306
joanne.desimone@kbra.com

Business Development Contact

Arielle Smelkinson, Senior Director
+1 646-731-2369
arielle.smelkinson@kbra.com

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CEO: Jim Nadler
Employees: 400+
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Contacts

Analytical Contacts

Oluwatobi Tofade, Associate (Lead Analyst)
+1 646-731-1277
oluwatobi.tofade@kbra.com

Alan Greenblatt, Managing Director
+1 646-731-2496
alan.greenblatt@kbra.com

Joanne DeSimone, Managing Director, ABS Commercial (Rating Committee Chair)
+1 646-731-2306
joanne.desimone@kbra.com

Business Development Contact

Arielle Smelkinson, Senior Director
+1 646-731-2369
arielle.smelkinson@kbra.com

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