The DSTA announced that it will auction the remaining $2.1 billion on Feb 4. A total of 234 securities will be out for bid, comprised mainly of senior securities backed by prime collateral.

Morgan Stanley and Bank of America have priced $1.3 billion of commercial mortgage backed securities, according to a regulatory filing.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. added two managing directors to its fixed income sales and trading team

Lenders are loosening underwriting standards for nearly every type of credit except for some home equity lines, according to a report issued Thursday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.

CarMax plans to issue $800 million of asset-backed securities backed by prime auto loans, according to a deal prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Educational Services of America priced $201 million of asset-backed securities backed by Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) rehabilitated student loans.

The deal, Exeter Automobile Receivables Trust 2014-1, was upsized by $150 million to $650 million and offered investors four tranches of notes.

Volkswagen Leasing announced a publicly placed German auto loan securitization that will offer investors two tranches.

The Securities and Exchange Commission will vote next week on whether to adopt rules revising the disclosure, reporting, and offering process for asset-backed securities.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday took another step in its effort to scale down a controversial bond buying program by an additional $10 billion.

Ally Financial priced its upsized $1 billion offering of notes backed by automotive dealer financing, according to a regulatory filing.