KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to NewDay Partnership Master Trust, Series 2026-1

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes to be issued under the NewDay Partnership Master Trust (Master Trust), a UK credit card ABS programme backed by receivables originated by NewDay Ltd. (NewDay) and serviced by NewDay Cards Ltd.

NewDay is a UK-based consumer credit provider established in 2001 and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. The Company provides credit products either directly to consumers or through relationships with retail partners and serves approximately five million customers across its merchant offering and direct-to-consumer platforms. The receivables securitised through the Master Trust are limited to the merchant offering segment and consist of co-branded credit card accounts originated pursuant to agreements with individual retail partners, together with a smaller proportion of store card receivables.

The Series includes a revolving period of up to three years during which principal collections will be used to purchase additional eligible receivables. During the revolving period, and so long as a series pay-out event has not occurred, no principal payments will be made on the notes. Credit enhancement on the rated notes consists of subordination of junior note classes, excess spread generated by the pool of receivables and a liquidity reserve. The transaction also includes a minimum transferor interest which provides structural protection against dilution risk.

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Methodologies

• ABS: Credit Card ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: 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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About KBRA UK

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. Kroll Bond Rating Agency UK is located at 1 Connaught Place, 2nd Floor London, England.

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