Presale Report  ·  Data as of 2026-01-28

Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2026-1 Auto Loan subprime FINAL · CLOSED 2026-01-28

Notes
$1,068.8MM
Pool
$1,123.3MM
Reserve
1.00%
AAA Sub
48.0%
Sponsor: Exeter Finance LLC  ·  Servicer: Exeter Finance LLC  ·  Trustee: Citibank, N.A

Capital Structure

ClassSize ($MM)% of PoolSub %CPN / SpreadWALLegal FinalS&PMoody's
Class A-194.28.4%89.4%+21 bps0.122027-01-15A-1+P-1
Class A-2241.021.5%68.0%+49 bps0.552028-09-15AAAAaa
Class A-3226.420.2%47.8%+51 bps1.462030-03-15AAAAaa
Class B118.510.6%37.3%+65 bps2.222030-10-15AAAaa
Class C123.011.0%26.3%+80 bps2.802032-05-17AAa3
Class D162.314.4%11.9%+135 bps3.612032-05-17BBBBaa3
Class E103.39.2%2.7%+300 bps4.482033-08-15BB-NR
Class N30.02.7%0.0%+300 bps0.932033-08-15

Split-rated at the AAA level: Class B (Moody's Aaa / S&P AA). Per the convention that all rating agencies must concur, this tranche is treated as the lower rating and excluded from AAA % of pool. On a most-favorable-agency basis (rated AAA by any agency), AAA % of pool would be 52.2%.

Transaction Parties

SponsorExeter Finance LLC
ServicerExeter Finance LLC
Depositor / TransferorEFCAR, LLC
Indenture TrusteeCitibank, N.A
Owner TrusteeWilmington Trust Company
Asset Rep. ReviewerClayton Fixed Income Services LLC
UnderwritersDeutsche Bank Securities, Wells Fargo Securities, BMO Capital Markets, Citigroup Global Markets, Mizuho Securities

Issuer Track Record

EART 2026-1EART 2025-5EART 2025-4EART 2025-3EART 2025-2EART 2025-1
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2026-01-282025-11-172025-08-272025-05-282025-03-262025-01-29
Pool balance$1,123.3MM$1,272.4MM$1,298.2MM$1,098.0MM$1,050.3MM$1,449.1MM
WA Credit Score598+14584585583583602
WA APR18.71%−0.18pp18.71%18.46%18.95%19.36%18.89%
WA original term mo76.0+1.076.0 mo76.0 mo75.0 mo75.0 mo75.0 mo
% new vehicles
Reserve %1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%1.00%
Geo top-3TX 22.2%
CA 10.9%
FL 7.9%
TX 20.1%
CA 10.5%
FL 7.9%
TX 19.6%
CA 10.8%
FL 8.0%
TX 17.5%
CA 11.0%
FL 8.0%
TX 16.7%
CA 11.2%
FL 8.3%
TX 16.9%
CA 10.8%
FL 8.4%
Structure (at issuance)
AAA spread+49 bps−5bps+54 bps+63 bps+46 bps
AAA % of pool41.6%+0.6pp40.1%41.1%41.3%50.1%30.2%
Subordination below AAA47.8%+2.0pp45.8%45.7%45.2%47.3%53.5%
OC (initial)4.85%4.50%4.20%4.50%3.15%6.45%
OC target12.25%12.45%11.20%11.80%13.45%12.00%
OC floor1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%1.50%
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Tranches877777

OC shown net of any yield-supplement overcollateralization (YSOC); YSOC is a yield mechanism for subvented low-APR pools and is reported separately. OC target is a % of the pool balance — current (amortizing) for greater-of/sum-of structures, original (cut-off) for flat structures; OC floor is a % of the original pool balance.

Peer Set

EART 2026-1SDART 2025-4CMXS 2025-BDRIVE 2025-2
Collateral (pool at cut-off)
Closing date2026-01-282025-11-192025-09-242025-09-24
Pool balance$1,123.3MM$1,919.2MM$923.1MM$1,866.5MM
WA Credit Score598−4602612585
WA APR18.71%+0.72pp17.99%16.05%19.81%
WA original term mo76.0+4.471.6 mo69.4 mo71.7 mo
% new vehicles29.6%0.0%28.1%
Reserve %1.00%1.00%2.50%1.00%
Geo top-3TX 22.2%
CA 10.9%
FL 7.9%
TX 15.3%
FL 12.1%
CA 9.3%
CA 16.3%
TX 12.8%
FL 9.2%
TX 17.7%
FL 12.4%
CA 7.8%
Structure (at issuance)
AAA spread+49 bps−10bps+63 bps+56 bps
AAA % of pool41.6%−10.4pp53.3%52.0%42.2%
Subordination below AAA47.8%+15.0pp33.0%23.4%32.8%
OC (initial)4.85%3.50%2.50%14.50%
OC target12.25%5.00%8.50%19.00%
OC floor1.50%2.00%0.50%3.00%
YSOCn.a.n.a.n.a.n.a.
Tranches8776

OC shown net of any yield-supplement overcollateralization (YSOC); YSOC is a yield mechanism for subvented low-APR pools and is reported separately. OC target is a % of the pool balance — current (amortizing) for greater-of/sum-of structures, original (cut-off) for flat structures; OC floor is a % of the original pool balance.

Historical Performance Context

Anchor expectations in empirical base rates from the sponsor's prior series and FICO-tier peer set.

Left: per-series cumulative NET loss at matched seasoning 10-D (10-D servicer distribution reports). IQR band uses a fixed cohort of all peer series with ≥18 months of data (64 series across 3 issuers). Right: portfolio-level 60+ DQ rate aggregated across all active deals per issuer (calendar time, last 3 years), from ABS-EE loan-level data ABS-EE.

CNL by seasoning — EART vs. subprime peers3.1%6.2%9.3%12.4%M0M12M24M36M48Seasoning (months from cut-off)CNLEART 2025-5EART 2025-4EART 2025-3EART 2025-2subprime peers medianPeer IQR (fixed cohort, n=44)
Portfolio 60+ DQ — EART vs. peers (calendar time)2.89%5.78%8.67%11.57%2023-012023-092024-062025-032025-12Calendar date60+ DQ rateEARTCMXSDRIVESDART

Exeter Finance LLC — ticker EART. Peer tier: subprime.
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