NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) assigns preliminary ratings to three classes of notes issued by Avant Loans Funding Trust 2017-A (“AVNT 2017-A”). This is a $192.6 million consumer loan ABS transaction that is expected to close on May 4, 2017. This transaction represents Avant, Inc.’s (“Avant”, the “Servicer” or the “Company”) fourth rated securitization collateralized by a trust certificate backed by unsecured consumer loans originated through its online marketplace l