Toyota Motor Corp., a leader in the production of hybrid gas-electric vehicles, has completed the first “green” auto loan securitization.

After issuing the first solar securitization in November of 2013, SolarCity is now prepping the market’s second deal, according to a presale report by Standard & Poor’s.

Issuance of private-label commercial mortgage bonds fell 13% in the first quarter to $19.3 billion from $21.6 billion a year earlier, according to Deutsche Bank.

Wells Fargo has increased its forecast for issuance of U.S. collateralized loan obligations, largely based on expectations that banks will continue to be able to invest in these deals.

Issuance of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) totaled $21.8 billion in the first quarter of 2014, a 20% drop from the same timeframe a year ago, according to a Thomson Reuters LPC quarterly report on leveraged lending issued Tuesday.

Skipton Building Society plans to issue a new U.K. prime RMBS transaction, Darrowby No. 3 that is strucgurd with only by on publicly placed, British pound sterling-denominated tranches.

Losses on the collateral in auto-loan securitizations edged higher in February, according to Fitch Ratings

Lloyds Bank will offer two British pound sterling-denominated senior tranches in the upcoming, investor-placed, credit card ABS issued from its Penarth program.

GM Financial plans to issue its first auto lease-backed securitization from its GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust.

The progress that the Federal Home Finance Agency has made in litigation against Bank of America and other financial institutions could prompt Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to step up their sales of mortgage bonds, according to research published today by BofA's investment banking unit.

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