KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to ACHV ABS Trust 2023-3PL

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to four classes of notes issued by ACHV ABS Trust 2023-3PL (“ACHV 2023-3PL”), a $214.41 million consumer loan asset-backed securities transaction. The preliminary ratings reflect initial credit enhancement levels of 66.00% for the Class A notes, 43.00% for the Class B notes, 32.25% for the Class C notes, and 16.75% for the Class D notes. Credit enhancement consists of overcollateralization, subordination (except for the Class D notes), a reserve account funded in subsequent periods after closing, and excess spread.

This transaction represents the seventeenth overall ABS securitization collateralized by unsecured consumer loans originated through Freedom Financial Asset Management, LLC (“FFAM” or the “Company”) and the third securitization under the Achieve brand. The Company rebranded itself as Achieve in September 2022. ACHV ABS Trust 2023-3PL will issue four classes of notes totaling $214.41 million. The proceeds from the sale of the notes will be used to pay transaction expenses and purchase the loans and related rights from FREED ABS Master Depositor Trust (the “Depositor”), which purchased the loans from the Loan Sellers. The Depositor will in turn sell the loans to the Issuer.

KBRA applied its Consumer 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, the proposed capital structure and FFAM’s historical static pool data. KBRA considered its operational review of Freedom, 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

• Consumer 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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Kroll Bond Rating Agency, LLC (KBRA) is a full-service credit rating agency 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 by the Ontario Securities Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider.

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