KBRA Assigns Preliminary Ratings to Theorem Funding Trust 2023-1

KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to two classes of notes issued by Theorem Funding Trust 2023-1 (“THRM 2023-1”), a $235.314 million consumer loan ABS transaction.

The preliminary ratings reflect initial credit enhancement levels of 32.05% for the Class A Notes to 20.00% for the Class B Notes. Credit enhancement consists of overcollateralization, subordination (in the case of the Class A Notes) a reserve account funded at closing, and excess spread.

THRM 2023-1 is the sixth securitization for Theorem Partners LLC (“Theorem”) and the first in 2023. Theorem is a research-driven investment manager that uses data science and machine learning to purchase mainly unsecured personal loans from various marketplace lending platforms. THRM 2023-1 is backed solely by cash flows from unsecured consumer loans purchased by Theorem from LendingClub Bank, National Association (“LendingClub”), Marlette Funding, LLC (“Marlette), Upgrade, Inc. (“Upgrade”), and Prosper Funding LLC (“Prosper”).

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 the Theorem’s historical gross loss data. KBRA has performed operational reviews of Theorem and each of the Platform Sellers and has conducted surveillance on each platform’s recent securitizations. KBRA will also review the operative agreements and legal opinions for the transaction 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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