A top U.S. executive at Honda Motor Co. said competitors are doing "stupid things" to boost auto sales, including making seven-year-long car loans that harm buyers.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is marketing €286 million ($331 million) of securities backed by three commercial mortgage loans on 14 office and retail centers located in Italy.

SoFi plans to issue $313.8 million of securities backed by its private student loans.

Another $2.4 billion began marketing this week via two CMBS conduit deals.

Standard & Poor’s agreed to a one-year suspension from rating commercial mortgage bond conduits and $77 million in fines to settle charges with the Securities and Exchange Commission and two state attorneys general.

Standard & Poor's is expected to be suspended for a year from rating bonds in one of its most lucrative businesses in a $60 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Avis Budget Car Rental and American Honda Finance Corp. added $1.6 billion to the pipeline of auto-related asset backed securities Tuesday.

Freddie Mac is making some big changes to its program transferring the credit risk of residential mortgages.

Progress Residential plans to follow up on its debut securitization with a second deal that securitizes a $563.0 million loan secured by 4,028 single-family rental homes.

Thomson Reuters data on issuance of ABS, MBS and CMBS for the year through January 16, 2015.

Asset-backed securities that priced in the two weeks ended January 16, 2015.

Lone Star Funds, the private-equity firm founded by billionaire John Grayken, is securitizing a $340 million loan it used to purchase 38 U.S. Hyatt Hotel properties last September.