KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Anchor ABS 2026-1 PLC

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KBRA UK (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to seven classes of notes to be issued by Anchor ABS 2026-1 PLC (Anchor 2026-1), a UK consumer loan ABS backed by a static pool of unsecured, fixed rate, fully amortising personal loans originated by Admiral Financial Services Limited (AFSL).

Initial credit enhancement is provided through subordination of junior note classes and a liquidity reserve sized at 1.25% of the Class A and Class B notes balance. The transaction also benefits from excess spread.

Anchor 2026-1 represents the first public securitisation of AFSL-originated loans in which AFSL acts as seller and retention holder. AFSL, trading as Admiral Money, is a UK-based lender established as part of Admiral Group plc’s strategy to diversify earnings beyond its core insurance operations. Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, AFSL originates fully amortising, fixed-rate instalment loans with terms less than 96 months and balances less than £40,000. Since inception, AFSL has originated over £4.0 billion of unsecured loans.

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Methodologies

• ABS: Consumer Loan ABS Global Rating Methodology
• Structured Finance: Global Structured Finance Counterparty 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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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 First Floor, Marble Arch House, 66-68 Seymour Street, London W1H 5BT, United Kingdom.

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