Press Release

Morningstar DBRS Takes Credit Rating Actions on Two Oportun Issuance Trust Transactions and the Oportun Funding XIV, LLC Transaction

Consumer Loans & Credit Cards
August 05, 2024

DBRS, Inc. (Morningstar DBRS) (i) confirmed eight credit ratings from two Oportun Issuance Trust transactions and (ii) confirmed four credit ratings from Oportun Funding XIV, LLC.

The credit rating actions are based on the following analytical considerations:

  • Although losses are tracking above the Morningstar DBRS initial base-case CNL expectations, the current level of hard CE and estimated excess spread are sufficient to support the Morningstar DBRS projected remaining CNL assumptions at a multiple of coverage commensurate with the credit ratings.

  • The transaction capital structures and form and sufficiency of available CE.

  • The transaction parties' capabilities with regard to originating, underwriting, and servicing.

  • The transaction assumptions consider Morningstar DBRS' baseline macroeconomic scenarios for rated sovereign economies, available in its commentary, "Baseline Macroeconomic Scenarios for Rated Sovereigns June 2024 Update," published on June 28, 2024. These baseline macroeconomic scenarios replace Morningstar DBRS' moderate and adverse coronavirus pandemic scenarios, which were first published in April 2020.

ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND GOVERNANCE CONSIDERATIONS
There were no Environmental/Social/Governance factor(s) that had a significant or relevant effect on the credit analysis.

A description of how Morningstar DBRS considers ESG factors within the Morningstar DBRS analytical framework can be found in the Morningstar DBRS Criteria: Approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance Risk Factors in Credit Ratings (23 January 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/427030.

Notes:
The principal methodology applicable to the credit ratings is Morningstar DBRS Master U.S. ABS Surveillance (08 May 2024) https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/432485.

Other methodologies referenced in this transaction are listed at the end of this press release.

These credit ratings were initiated at the request of the rated entity.

The rated entity or its related entities did participate in the credit rating process for these credit rating actions. Morningstar DBRS had access to the accounts, management and other relevant internal documents of the rated entity or its related entities in connection with these credit rating actions.

These are solicited credit ratings.

Please see the related appendix for additional information regarding the sensitivity of assumptions used in the credit rating process.

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The credit rating methodologies used in the analysis of this transaction can be found at: https://dbrs.morningstar.com/about/methodologies.

-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Servicers (March 21, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/430003
-- Operational Risk Assessment for U.S. ABS Originators (March 21, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/430004
-- Legal Criteria for U.S. Structured Finance (April 15, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431205
-- Rating U.S. Structured Finance Transactions (April 15, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/431204
-- Rating U.S. Credit Card Asset-Backed Securities (July 18, 2024),
https://dbrs.morningstar.com/research/436448

For more information on this credit or on this industry, visit dbrs.morningstar.com or contact us at info-DBRS@morningstar.com.

Ratings

Oportun Funding XIV, LLC, Series 2021-A
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:AA (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:A (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BBB (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BB (high) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
Oportun Issuance Trust 2021-B
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:AA (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:A (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BBB (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BB (high) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
Oportun Issuance Trust 2022-A
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:AA (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:A (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BBB (low) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • Date Issued:Aug 5, 2024
  • Rating Action:Confirmed
  • Ratings:BB (high) (sf)
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  • Issued:US
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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