KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to AB Issuer LLC, Series 2026-1 Senior Secured Notes and Places Series 2021-1, Class A-2 and Advance Funding Facility Notes on Watch Upgrade

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to AB Issuer LLC (the Issuer), Series 2026-1 (AB 2026-1), a whole business securitization. AB 2026-1 represents the Issuer’s third securitization following the establishment of the master trust in 2021. In conjunction with the issuance of the Series 2026-1 Notes, KBRA is placing the ratings on the outstanding Series 2021-1 Advance Funding Facility and Series 2021-1, A-2 Notes on Watch Upgrade and anticipates withdrawing the ratings on the Series 2021-1, Class A-1 VFN and Series 2022-1, Class A-1 VFN.

Authority Brands, Inc. (Authority Brands, or the Company) is a residential-focused home services platform headquartered in Columbia, Maryland, that operates across 45 US states, as well as the District of Columbia and Canada. The Company operates through three service segments, Indoor, Outdoor and Trades, and manages a portfolio of 14 brands (12 of which are contributed to the securitization).

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Related Publications

• AB Issuer LLC Comprehensive Surveillance Report
• Authority Brands Issuer LLC, Series 2022-1 Rating Report

Methodologies

• ABS: Whole Business Securitization (WBS) ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

Disclosures

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