Why shopping for credit ratings is alive and well in the securitization industry.

Participants at ABS East seem to have come to terms with the requirements of Regulation AB II.

Securitization maybe the answer to getting costs for green energy financing and make projects accessible to all US homeowners.

Auto loan asset-backeds are performing well, pricing tight and drawing more originators into the field. But there concerns about the heady growth in subprime lending, and, to a lesser extent, compliance with Reg AB II.

Some participants at the ABS East conference sponsored by Information Management Network are not convinced transparency will boost liquidity.

Marriott is venturing out with $240 million of bonds backed by timeshare loans, in what is likely one of the few offerings to launch while much of the industry gathers for a conference in Miam

The Treasury Department has some novel ideas for restarting private label mortgage securitization.

Bonds backed by auto loans are widely viewed as the most liquid sector of the asset backed market, according to a survey at the ABS East Conference, sponsored by Information Management Network

Participants at the ABS East conference don’t expect asset-backed securities or other kinds of structured finance to change hands online anytime soon.

View Thomson Reuters data on issuance for the year to date through September 19, 2014.

View asset-backed deals that priced in the two weeks ended September 19, 2014.

The securitization of small business loans originated by online lenders — an asset class that made its appearance last April — will keep growing..