Structures
Forward flow
status: draft
An arrangement where a capital provider purchases newly originated assets that meet agreed criteria, often on a recurring schedule.
What to watch
The economics live in purchase price, eligibility, repurchase rights, volume commitments, and who keeps servicing and upside.
Referenced in 60 topics
ABF vs. traditional lending (when ABF makes sense, when it doesn't) foundations Accounts and cash management mechanics Auto loans and leases asset-classes BNPL receivables asset-classes Bridge / fix-and-flip asset-classes Building an originator pipeline playbooks Calculation agents and data agents counterparties Choosing the right structure playbooks Credit card receivables asset-classes Credit funds and private capital capital-sources Deal timeline matrix appendix Distressed market playbook market-landscape Early-stage financing guide playbooks Economic terms negotiation playbooks Education and vocational receivables asset-classes Equipment leases and loans asset-classes Financing progression roadmap playbooks Forward flow agreements structures Home equity and helocs asset-classes How ABF works (5-minute overview) foundations How to benchmark your deal against the market playbooks Insurance-affiliated asset managers capital-sources Managing legal costs playbooks Market intelligence market-landscape Market spreads guide market-landscape Marketplace lending and fintech-originated asset-classes Navigating the deal process playbooks Negotiation strategy playbooks Non-agency RMBS / non-QM / investor-purpose asset-classes Ongoing portfolio management operations-lifecycle Other counterparties counterparties Participation structures structures Personal / unsecured consumer loans asset-classes Powersports (RV, marine, motorcycle) asset-classes Pricing and relative value accounting-valuation Primary market process market-landscape Private placement memorandum (PPM) documentation Rating agencies counterparties Revenue-based financing asset-classes Secondary market and liquidity market-landscape Selecting your law firm playbooks Small business loans (including SBA 7(a)) asset-classes Solar / renewable energy (PACE, PPA, solar loan) asset-classes Sourcing ABF deals playbooks Sourcing capital for your portfolio playbooks Sourcing capital for your portfolio playbooks SPVs and bankruptcy remoteness legal Term sheet anatomy documentation The ABF ecosystem (players, roles, and how they interact) foundations The economics of ABF for originators (worked examples) playbooks The originator's readiness assessment playbooks Timeshare receivables asset-classes Top deal process mistakes playbooks Transitioning between capital providers playbooks Trustees counterparties Understanding deal fees playbooks Warehouse facilities structures What is negotiable by structure type playbooks Whole loan sale and forward flow strategies playbooks Whole loan sales structures