Final rules implementing the Volcker Rule remove many obstacles to securitization compared with the initial version.

Subprime/non-prime auto loan securitization is on the rise but a study by Transunion says that the outstanding volume for these loans is still below the pre-crisis level.

The costs of complying with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau new servicing guidelines will drive further consolidation in the servicing industry, said Fitch.

Deutsche Bank is marketing its first commercial mortgage securitization of the year, according to a regulatory filing.

ACE Limited, a property casualty insurance company, has established its second reinsurance sidecar under the Altair program.

Following a near-record year in over $7-billion of issuance in catastrophe bonds, industry players at a recent roundtable hosted by Standard & Poor’s sounded confident that investors new to the sector are not going to get cold feet if they lose money.

Spreads on commercial mortgage bonds could tighten early this month amid the temporary lull in supply, but analysts at JP Morgan believe that, longer term, supply could push new-issue spreads modestly wider.

U.S. ABS securitization issuance was $180 billion in 2013, down 3% from 2012, according to Thomson Reuters data.

The deals, one from Santander and the other from American Credit, add $1.2 billion to the consumer ABS pipeline.

The delinquency rate for Standard & Poor’s-rated CMBS fell 39 basis points to 7.92% in December.

The Loan Syndications andTrading Association wants federal agencies to consider an exemption for CLOs at the same time it considers one for Trups CDOs.

Reduced participation of bank lenders serving the small business sector has created more opportunities for non-bank specialty finance companies to originate and securitize small business loans