Sallie Mae has upsized its latest offerings of student loan backed securities, by $248.7million to $992.3 million, according to a regulatory filing.

Consumer Portfolio Services priced $180 million of bonds backed by subprime auto loans, its first securitization of 2014.

Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch plan to issue a $933 billion commercial mortgage backed securitization dubbed MSBAM 2014-C15.

Revisions to Solvency II, while more securitization friendly, still reduce the appeal of asset backed securities to European insurers, according to Standard & Poor’s.

Securitizations of Spanish SME loans are facing trouble on two fronts: rising corporate insolvencies and new legislation on debt refinancing and restructuring.

Cabela’s plans a $300 million securitization of private-label credit card receivables.

Ford Motor Credit priced its first auto lease securitization of the year. Barclays, Deutsche Bank and RBS are joint bookrunners on the deal.

Redwood Trust is prepping its first residential mortgage-backed security of 2014, a $347.3 million deal, according to a presale from Fitch Ratings.

French retailer Vivarte is one of most widely held credits among European collateralized loan obligations, but its debt restructuring will hit older deals harder than newer one.

Moody's Investors Service private student loan default rate index dropped to 3.4% in 4Q 2013, down from 4.5% in 4Q 2012.

Oaktree Capital Management is preparing a still-rate securitization of non-performing commercial loans, according to a presale report published by Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

American Residential Properties plans to raise $300 million in medium-term debt via a securitization of single family rental properties.