The Carlyle Group said Thursday it closed on two collateralized loan obligations, one in the U.S. and one in Europe, totaling approximately $1.17 billion.

American Express upsized a securitization backed by its credit card receivables to $1.43 billion from $578 million, according to a deal document.

A Russian securitization law that comes into effect at the beginning of July will make it easier for Russian issuers to structure domestic, on-shore vehicles that are bankruptcy remote. One of the main motivations for the legislation was to facilitate the securitization of SME loans with the aim to increase contribution from the SME sector to the overall GDP of Russia.

Andrea Bryan joins NewOak as a managing director in its credit services group, responsible for credit risk management and operating advisor services for structured products, after a 15-year tenure at Standard & Poor's.

To date, most issuance of bonds transferring risk of property damage to investors has come from insurers who are looking for an alternative to reinsurance. Yet climate change is bringing an increasing incidence of floods, windstorms and other kinds of extreme weather, requiring corporate issuers to pay ever more attention.

Santander Consumer Bank priced its first securitization of Polish assets — the PLN1.4 billion ($448 million) Polish auto ABS, SC Poland Auto 2014-1.

J.P. Morgan Chase plans to issue $1.2 billion of securities backed by a pool of 73 commercial mortgages loans that are secured by 84 properties. Four loans that represent 3.1% of the pool are secured by student housing properties.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency sounded the alarm again Wednesday about two key areas in which it sees heightened risks from expanding portfolios: indirect auto lending and leveraged lending.

Highbridge Principal Strategies is planning a $469 million collateralized loan obligation, according to a Standard & Poor’s presale report.

Ocwen Financial introduced a novel derivative financing structure with Freddie Mac's blessing early this year, offering a rare window onto a corner of the market that tends to operate privately.

Securitization of very large commercial mortgages is picking up again, and so is the leverage in some of these deals.