Issuance volume of asset-backed securities, including mortgage backeds and commercial mortgage backeds, for the year through November 27, 2015.

The banking industry won a small victory this month when the House voted to nullify Consumer Financial Protection Bureau guidance that had led to recent auto lender settlements, but the real battle over the bill and its potential impact is just beginning.

Issuance of CLOs in the U.S. market this year fell short of 2014 totals will fall further next year, Wells Fargo Securities Senior Analyst David Preston said in a recent report.

Commercial mortgages bundled into securities will keep seeing their underwriting standards deteriorate from this year into 2016, say JPMorgan analysts.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took "misguided and deceptive" actions in extracting settlements from indirect auto lenders for possible discrimination against minorities, House Republicans said in a report issued Tuesday.

A new Fannie Mae program allowing non-borrower income to count in qualifying homeowners for low-down-payment loans received near-universal praise from industry representatives and federal officials at a recent housing symposium here.

Despite tighter scrutiny from regulators, the issuance of bonds backed by subprime auto loans could reach their pre-crisis peak next year.

Morgan Stanley is readying a deal backed by 57 commercial mortgages. Amounting to $611.8 million in total, the notes on offer consist of a number of tranches, according to a presale report from Moody’s Investors Service.

Freddie Mac is prepping its next risk-sharing deal, according to presales from Fitch Ratings and Kroll Bond Ratings.

Is it time for asset-backed deals to go back to Treasurys as their pricing benchmark? This is a question that researchers at J.P. Morgan are posing to the market.

Mortgage consulting firm Clayton Holdings has hired Mark Hughes as a head of sales and marketing.