American Express is jumping back into the structured finance market for the first time this year with an offering of $555.55 million of credit card notes, according to a presale report published today by Fitch Ratings.

Unison priced a $147 million cellular tower securtization today; an 'A'-rated tranche with a weighted average life of 6.98 years yields 3%, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Wyndham Worldwide priced a $300 million timeshare loan securitization; the senior tranche yields 100 basis points over the interpolated swaps curve, according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Redwood Trust is preparing its fourth private-label residential mortgage backed securitization, according to a presale report published today by Fitch Ratings.

Chargeoffs and delinquencies on U.S. credit card-backed securities resumed their downward trajectory in February following a temporary increase in January, according to Fitch Ratings.

Moody’s Investors Service has changed how it incorporates sovereign risk into structured finance transactions.

O’Melveny & Myers has poached Jaroslaw C.K. Hawrylewicz from Barclays Capital.

Unison is in the market with a $147 million cellular tower securitization; it follows on the heels of a $1.8 billion deal from industry goliath American Tower last week.

The deal consists of five, fixed-rate tranches. The most senior piece, for $142 million, is a few notches from triple-A.

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is marketing a $766 million securitization of transportation equipment loans and leases for General Electric Capital Corp., according to a presale report from Fitch Ratings.

Wyndham Worldwide is planning a $300 million timeshare loan securitization, its first of the year, according to a presale report from Fitch Ratings.

Ford Motor Credit is planning a $1.117 billion auto lease securitization, according to a presale report published today by Moody’s Investors Service.