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.

The bill released by Sens. Tim Johnson and Mike Crapo would create a reinsurance fund to recoup losses on securities, establish a common securitization platform for the secondary mortgage market and open access to the secondary market for smaller lenders through a cooperative.

Problem borrowers, at a greater risk of default, could exit Federal Family Education Loan Program ABS pools on the expansion of the “Pay As You Earn” plan.

Deutsche Bank priced its $927.5 million commercial mortgage securitization, COMM 2014-LC15, in line with initial guidance, according to a regulatory filing.

Prestige Financial Services is readying its first subprime auto securitization of 2014, according to pre-sale report from Standard & Poor’s.

Both the senior and subordinate notes on Wyndham Worldwide’s Sierra Timeshare 2014-1 transaction priced at significantly tighter spreads than the issuer’s previous deal.

Sallie Mae plans to issue the $744 million SLMA 2014-2 ABS backed by 100% Federal Family Education Loan Program loans.

Barclays is lead manager on the $1.38 billion 2014-A notes to be offered under Ford’s Credit Auto Lease Trust.