American Electric Power’s Appalachian Power via lead arranger Morgan Stanley and financial advisor Public Resources Advisory Group (PRAG) are out with price whispers on a $380 million utility tariff rate relief bond.

The deal, CIT's first this year, is one is backed by 29,644 small-ticket equipment lease contracts with a statistical contract principal balance of $529,676,998.

The latest two commercial mortgage securitizations to join the new-issue pipeline couldn’t be much more different.

By far the most prolific issuer of RMBS post-crisis, the REIT is readying a $325 million backed by prime jumbo mortgages.

“Direct exposure to either J.C. Penney or Sears is typically highest in seasoned deals where there are only a small number of loans remaining, and one is secured by a retail property,

JPMorgan may be trying to put the sins of the past behind it; however, put-back risk for the industry is alive and well despite efforts by the federal government to impose what it deems to be appropriate mortgage underwriting standards.

The peer-to-peer lending platform expanded into new territory at the beginning of October when investment management firm, Eaglewood Capital announced the completion of the first securitization of peer-to-peer consumer loans.

Volkswagen will stage a return to market with its $1 billion retail auto loans deal issued from its auto loan enhanced trust.

The $746.8 million deal is the lender’s sixth securitization of Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) non-consolidation loans so far this year.

SolarCity plans to issue a $54.42 million private placement of solar asset backed notes, the company said in a press release today.

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