Since the first securitization of single-family rental properties materialized last November, the sector has drawn criticism from housing analysts and politicians.

World Omni Financial priced $849.15 million of securities backed by auto loan receivables, according to person familiar with the deal.

Fitch Ratings has taken positive rating action on 150 tranches of 113 structured finance transactions that are capped relative to the sovereign ratings of Ireland, Portugal and Spain.

TELOS Asset Management is preparing its fifth collateralized loan obligation.

Questions are being raised about whether Senate Banking Committee leaders will delay a pending vote on their mortgage finance reform bill as they struggle to secure additional votes.

American Credit Acceptance plans to issue $259.17 million of securities backed by retail subprime auto loan receivables, its second public deal in 2014.

The housing finance reform bill introduced by US Senators Tim Johnson and Mike Crapo could be key to unlocking the private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Barclays analysts believe the regulators will find it hard to ignore a call last week by the European Central Bank (ECB) and Bank of England (BoE) to ease the rules governing securitization activity in Europe.

Mitsubishi Motors is planning a $215.1 million auto loan securitization, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s.

The Mortgage Bankers Association has lowered its mortgage origination forecast again and it looks like 2014 could be the slowest year for the industry in 14 years.

Coldwater Creek’s plan to close its doors by early summer should have minimal impact on CMBS performance; however the retailer is a top tenant in three conduit loans.

Kubota Credit Corp. is marketing its first-ever term securitization, a $300 million transaction backed by agricultural, construction and turf equipment loans.