Moody's Investors Service is proposing to update its U.S. prime residential mortgage-backed securities ratings approach to take into account additional criteria relevant to seasoned loans, including an evaluation of representations and warranties.

Analysts at Bank Of America Merrill Lynch said in a report this week that macro economic events coupled with deteriorating underwriting standards in CMBS and a heavy issuance calendar has led to more tiering in CMBS pricing in recent weeks.

Honda Motor Co. priced $1 billion in securities backed by new and used Honda and Acura automobile, light truck and utility vehicle loans, according to a deal document.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency provided its first specifics Tuesday on how it intends to create a single security for mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Fitch Ratings plans to look more closely at the representations and warranties, documentation and performance history of re-performing loan pools and some seasoned performing pools from secondary market sources.

Barclays will underwrite a commercial mortgage-backed securitization backed by a single loan that is secured by a portfolio of office properties owned by Blackstone Real Estate Partners, according to Morningstar.

Timeshare operator Orange Lake Country Club priced a $148.76 million timeshare loan securitization wide of levels paid by Wyndham Worldwide, the latest timeshare operator to come to market.

Navient Credit Finance Corporation priced multiple series of notes totaling $1.26 billion that are backed by loans that are guaranteed by the U.S. government under the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP), according to deal documents.

Cronos Containers priced a $207 million marine cargo container lease securitization, according to an Interactive Data report.

The issuance of securities backed by mortgage loans on multifamily properties guaranteed by Fannie Mae increased over 30% from the first quarter of 2014.

Honda Motor Co. plans to offer over $1 billion in securities backed by new and used Honda and Acura automobile, light truck and utility vehicle loans.

The District of Columbia plans to issue a $400 million securitization to finance its portion of costs related to moving high voltage power lines underground, a person familiar with the deal said.