GM Financial, a frequent securitizer of auto loans, is planning its first securitization of lines of credit to auto dealers.

Morningstar and Kroll Bond Ratings hired chief credit officers, according to company press releases.

Winston & Strawn hired aircraft lease ABS vet, Bill Bowers, to chair its transportation structured finance practice, according to a company press release.

CarMax and Foursight priced auto loan deals that offer investors exposure to prime and non-prime auto loan receivables.

Euro denominated securitization backed by Swedish and Dutch mortgages as well as a German auto leasing deal are marketing in Europe.

New Jersey's Higher Education Student Assistance Authority is planning to issue $180 million of bonds to fund the purchase of new loans over the next year and a half.

The Wendy’s Company plans to refinance its $1.3 billion senior secured credit facility with a $2.3 billion securitization and $150 million of variable funding notes, the company said in a press release.

Synchrony Bank, formerly GE Capital Retail Bank, upsized an offering of three-year notes backed by credit card receivables to $885 million from $660 million originally.

Manufacturers that fund customer lending via the securitization market just got a break from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Veteran commercial mortgage backed securities analyst Darrell Wheeler joined Standard & Poor’s this week as head of research for global structured finance, confirmed a person at the company today.

Peter Danna joins the company as director of business development for asset backed securities ratings.

Concerns about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guaranteeing low down payment mortgages are overblown.