Retailers opting to relocate to open air shopping centers from second tier malls will have a two-fold impact on commercial mortgage backed securities, according to Fitch Ratings.

Subprime auto lenders increasingly find themselves on the defensive, due to a mix of stepped-up regulatory scrutiny and growing worries about credit quality.

JP Morgan and Barclays priced $1.2 billion of commercial mortgage backed securities via the conduit JPMBB 2014-C25.

In a sign that demand for auto-related securitizations remains strong, Ally doubled the size of its most recent securitization of floorplan receivables to $1 billion, according to a filing with the SEC.

Ocwen Financial's regulatory woes have put future sales of mortgage servicing rights on hold; but securitization of advance receivables had already stalled while Standard & Poor's updated its ratings criteria for the asset class.

JP Morgan began marketing another $402 million of securities backed by residential mortgages this week.

Morgan Stanley plans to issue $411 million of commercial mortgage bonds that are backed by a single loan.

Comenity Bank upsized and priced $325 million of senior securities backed by credit card receivables from its World Financial Network Credit Card Master Note Trust.

The Blackstone Group’s Invitation Homes priced its third securitization of this year at significantly wider levels than its previous deal.

Industry veteran David Applegate will serve as the first chief executive officer of their common securitization platform.

Ally Bank is marketing $500 million in senior securities backed by auto dealer floorplan receivables.