In an audience poll of ABS East 2014 attendees at the Tuesday morning institutional investor general session, 55% expect the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next year.

The latest single-asset commercial mortgage securitization to hit the market is backed exclusively by extended-stay hotels, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s

CircleBack Lending has entered into an agreement with Jefferies Group to finance, and eventually securitize, up to $500 million of unsecured consumer loans.

Why shopping for credit ratings is alive and well in the securitization industry.

Participants at ABS East seem to have come to terms with the requirements of Regulation AB II.

Securitization maybe the answer to getting costs for green energy financing and make projects accessible to all US homeowners.

Auto loan asset-backeds are performing well, pricing tight and drawing more originators into the field. But there concerns about the heady growth in subprime lending, and, to a lesser extent, compliance with Reg AB II.

Some participants at the ABS East conference sponsored by Information Management Network are not convinced transparency will boost liquidity.

Marriott is venturing out with $240 million of bonds backed by timeshare loans, in what is likely one of the few offerings to launch while much of the industry gathers for a conference in Miam

The Treasury Department has some novel ideas for restarting private label mortgage securitization.

Bonds backed by auto loans are widely viewed as the most liquid sector of the asset backed market, according to a survey at the ABS East Conference, sponsored by Information Management Network

Participants at the ABS East conference don’t expect asset-backed securities or other kinds of structured finance to change hands online anytime soon.