Jeffrey Stern brings over 20 years of experience and will augment Winston’s ability to advise clients on structured products and derivatives transactions involving both traditional and esoteric asset classes.

J.P. Morgan’s latest RMBS, JPMMT 2015-IVR2, will issue $372 million of securities backed by a pool of 7-year hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages originated by First Republic Bank.

Rhode Island is set to issue $618 million of tobacco bonds next week, which would end a seven-month delay caused by a legal challenge from OppenheimerFunds Inc.

Many European CLO managers would love to do more multi-currency deals, if only they could find buyers for the sterling tranches.

Barclays plans to issue $500 million of credit card securities from its U.S. credit card master trust, Drydock.

Wells Fargo priced $927 million of commercial mortgage securities via its Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust 2015-C27 series, according to a pricing document.

The share of borrowers pooled into Irish mortgage securitizations who have missed a payment should keep falling, according to rating agency DBRS.

Credit Suisse is marketing $1.2 billion of commercial mortgage backed securities in the issuer’s first conduit transaction backed entirely by loans it underwrote since the financial crisis.

Cabela’s Credit Card Master Note Trust Series 2015-1 will offer approximately $375 million of securities backed by credit card receivables. Approximately $319 million of ‘AAA’ rated class A notes will be sold over two tranches, one fixed and one floating rate, the rest will be retained by the issuer.

California Republic Bank plans to tap the securitization market with $350 million of bonds backed by a pool of new and used prime auto loans, according to a DBRS presale report.

The U.S. Education Department, citing "inaccurate representations" to student-loan borrowers, will end debt-collection contracts with Navient and four other companies.