The pricing of student loans, and higher-ed degrees themselves, should have more to do with the proven earning power of a university’s graduates in the eyes of some innovators. Big data could play a huge role.

The bonds are being issued through Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Trust 2016-A in a five-tranche notes structure, according to the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday. The notes are backed by a pool of loans with a principal balance of $450 million.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through May 27, 2016.

Underwriting league tables for asset-backed securities for the year through May 27, 2016.

Middle market CLOs have never recovered the role that they played in lending to small and medium-sized companies before the financial crisis; that could change now business development companies and other alternative lenders are under pressure.

LendingClub, the online loan platform looking to restore investor confidence, is in talks with Citigroup to arrange more funding for the debts it arranges, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.

Specialized lender Oxford Finance is securitizing a $324 million notes package backed by first-lien senior loans it has originated for life sciences research firms and healthcare services companies.

GREEN STORM 2016 B.V., a €271.3M RMBS in The Netherlands, is the first-ever securitization of homes pooled together specifically for their energy-efficiency rating, according to Moody's.

U.S. banks are taking bigger risks in auto lending as they compete for market share in a sector that remains red-hot.

Government scrutiny of the for-profit education industry could intensify default risks on up to $1.88 billion of commercial mortgage bonds backed by properties occupied by Corinthian Colleges, the University of Phoenix, and DeVry,

Recent legislative proposals to make piecemeal changes to the government-sponsored enterprises could set broader GSE reform on the wrong path.