The company, which is controlled by Fortress Investment Group, expects to start issuing loan applications during the first quarter and issue its first securitization early in the second quarter.

TAL International Container Corp. plans to issue a $241.74 million securitization backed by container lease revenues and residual cash flows.

Daniel Passage, a former partner in Bingham McCutchen structured transactions group, joined Winston & Strawn LLP in the firm’s Los Angeles office.

Two Harbors' approval for membership in the Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines (FHLB) will give the real estate investment trust a new way to fund non-conforming whole loan pipelines.

CNH Capital America priced its first equipment lease securitization this year, on Wednesday. The deal was upsized to $1 billion from $844 million.

Two new deals led by Goldman Sachs that total $1.2 billion start the year for aircraft ABS.

Senate Banking Committee leaders are expected to soon unveil their highly anticipated bipartisan bill to overhaul the mortgage finance market as the window for moving legislation this year continues to narrow

Comenity Bank, formerly World Financial Network Bank, upsized its credit card securitization to $450 million from $416.6 million. The deal priced on Tuesday afternoon.

Issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in Russia should keep rising into 2014, according a report from Moody’s Investors Service, which is active in the sector.

George Canellos, the SEC’s former co-director of enforcement, has joined Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as global head of the litigation department.

The trio of auto loan securitizations add another $3.72 billion to auto abs primary issuance volumes.