Form 8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

January 30, 2007

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

 

Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware   001-32275   04-3669482

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

   (Commission File Number)  

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

15253 Avenue of Science, Building 1

San Diego, CA

   92128
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

858-676-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On January 30, 2007, Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co. (“Accredited”) closed a securitization containing approximately $760 million of first-lien and second-lien residential mortgage loans through its real estate investment trust (REIT) subsidiary, Accredited Mortgage Loan REIT Trust (the “REIT”). The securitization utilized a senior/subordinated structure, with four classes of senior notes and nine classes of subordinate notes being issued as set forth in the table below.

 

Class

   

Rating

    Note Balance    WAL   

Benchmark

    Spread     Price
     (S&P/Moody’s)                          
A-1    AAA/Aaa    $ 311,472,000    1.00    1M LIBOR    .05 %   100
A-2    AAA/Aaa      57,693,000    2.00    1M LIBOR    .09 %   100
A-3    AAA/Aaa      205,650,000    3.45    1M LIBOR    .13 %   100
A-4    AAA/Aaa      67,513,000    6.79    1M LIBOR    .22 %   100
M-1    AA+/Aa1      26,211,000    3.47    1M LIBOR    .22 %   100
M-2    AA+/Aa2      19,754,000    5.19    1M LIBOR    .27 %   100
M-3    AA/Aa3      12,152,000    6.90    1M LIBOR    .29 %   100
M-4    AA-/A1      10,255,000    4.73    1M LIBOR    .35 %   100
M-5    A+/A2      10,255,000    4.72    1M LIBOR    .37 %   100
M-6    A/A3      9,876,000    4.70    1M LIBOR    .43 %   100
M-7    A-/Baa1      8,736,000    4.70    1M LIBOR    .85 %   100
M-8    BBB+/Baa2      8,356,000    4.69    1M LIBOR    1.30 %   100
M-9    BBB/Baa3      7,600,000    4.68    1M LIBOR    2.50 %   98.05237

The securitization is structured as a financing by Accredited with the result being that both the mortgage loans and the debt represented by the notes remain on the REIT’s balance sheet.

The REIT used the proceeds from the securitization primarily to repay warehouse financing for the mortgage loans.

Lead manager for the transaction was Lehman Brothers, Inc., Banc of America Securities LLC, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. acting as co-managers.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  Accredited Home Lenders Holding Co.
Date: January 30, 2007   By:  

/s/ David E. Hertzel

  Name:   David E. Hertzel
  Title:   General Counsel