KBRA assigns preliminary ratings to 7 classes of mortgage-backed notes from J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2023-HE2 (JPMMT 2023-HE2), a $281.4 million RMBS transaction sponsored by J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. (J.P. Morgan). The transaction consists entirely of second lien home equity lines of credit (HELOCs). The underlying pool is seasoned three months and comprises 3,885 loans originated by loanDepot.com, LLC (loanDepot; 54.7%) and United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM; 40.8%), with no other originator comprising 10.0% or more of the collateral. The HELOC collateral consists of adjustable-rate mortgages (ARMs), most of which with 10-year interest-only (IO) terms. Most of the loans also feature 10-year (6.1%) and 20-year (93.6%) repayment periods after the initial draw window, with borrowers exhibiting a weighted average utilization rate of 89.2% as of the cut-off date.

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Related Publications

• JPMMT 2023-HE2 Tear Sheet
• RMBS KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
• U.S. RMBS Mortgage Default and Loss Model Methodology
• U.S. RMBS Rating Methodology
• Global Structured Finance Counterparty Methodology
• ESG Global Rating Methodology

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