A consensus of expectations among CMBS investors polled by J.P. Morgan is for new issuance to reach $90 billion in 2014.

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services has structured a $1.3 billion securitization of auto leases and Ford is in the market with a $1.4 billion securitization of auto loans.

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency plans to issue $878 million securitization of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans.

Santander Consumer USA priced its $1 billion securitization of subprime auto loans called Santander Drive Auto Receivables Trust, 2013-5.

CIT Group closed an upsized, $750 million equipment lease securitization.

Another $158.6 million in asset backed bonds backed by timeshare receivables boost volumes for the asset class to $2.3 billion, according to Standard & Poor’s.

In a sign of the interest among U.S. professionals in refinancing their federal student loan debt, start-up lender Social Finance is planning its first loan securitization.

$40.5 million tobacco settlement securitization is in the works, but this one is backed by fees paid to law firms, rather than states that were parties to the 1998 year Master Settlement Agreement

The JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank-led Hilton deal is the largest since the downturn and is part of the issuer's broader debt refinancing.

A German auto loan securitization and two dealer floorplan transactions backed by German auto receivables are marketing in Europe this week.

CMBS conduit exposure to manufactured housing communities and self-storage properties, assets that are considered non-traditional, has increased in 2013 vintage deals.

The national mortgage delinquency rate continued its downward trend in the third quarter, dropping to 4.09% compared to 5.33% during the same period a year ago