MINNEAPOLIS, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Arcadia Financial Ltd. (NYSE: AAC)
announced today the pricing of $550 million of automobile receivables-backed
securities through BancAmerica Robertson Stephens, J.P. Morgan & Co., Chase
Securities Inc. and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation.
This transaction, when added to the remaining 1998-A prefunded amount,
which was completed this quarter, gives Arcadia the possibility of selling up
to $585 million of automobile loans in the second quarter of 1998, comparable
to the first quarter of 1998.
The coupon cost to the investor was approximately 6.07% compared to the
APR of loans in the initial delivery of approximately 17.31%, giving Arcadia a
gross interest spread before hedges of approximately 11.24%.
The securities are issued via an owner trust, Arcadia Automobile
Receivables Trust, 1998-B, in five classes:
Average Life Annual
Security Amount (yrs) Coupon Price Yield
A-1 $59,500,000 0.223 5.6275 100.000000 5.6875
A-2 $188,000,000 1.006 5.789 100.000000 5.945
A-3 $141,500,000 2.174 5.950 99.959112 6.045
A-4 $106,000,000 3.281 6.000 99.920656 6.103
A-5 $55,000,000 3.894 6.060 99.932855 6.157
The Class A-1 Notes will be rated A-1+ by Standard & Poor's and P-1 by
Moody's. The Class A-2, A-3, A-4 and A-5 Notes will be rated AAA by Standard
& Poor's and Aaa by Moody's. Timely principal and interest on the Notes are
guaranteed by an insurance policy provided by Financial Security Assurance
Inc. ("FSA"). The ratings by Standard & Poor's and Moody's of the Notes will
be based on the issuance of the insurance policy provided by FSA.
Use of the owner trust in this transaction enables Arcadia to offer
multiple, sequential-pay securities and to prefund a portion of the trust,
thereby issuing a larger amount of securities than the amount of receivables
initially available. The Company anticipates initial delivery to the trust of
approximately $385 million in automobile loans acquired from Arcadia's network
of automobile dealers. In addition, approximately $165 million will be
available to purchase receivables to be delivered in the near future.
Richard A. Greenawalt, Arcadia's President and Chief Executive Officer
commented, "We are very pleased with the consistent structure and improved
pricing of this securitization transaction, as compared to our previous
securitizations. We are also pleased with BancAmerica Robertson Stephens'
efforts in the execution of this transaction."
Arcadia Financial Ltd. is a Minneapolis-based consumer financial services
company specializing in purchasing, selling and servicing retail installment
contracts for new and used automobiles originated in 45 states. The company,
founded in 1990, is the nation's largest independent provider of automobile
financing. Its 18 Regional Buying Centers are located in Arizona; northern
and southern California; Colorado; Florida; Georgia; Maryland; Massachusetts;
Minnesota; Missouri; New York; North Carolina; Ohio; Tennessee; north, south
and west Texas; and Washington.
SOURCE Arcadia Financial Ltd.
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