The National Association of Insurance Commissioners will extend Morningstar Credit Ratings designation on the NAIC credit rating provider list to all mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities.

Golub Capital has refinanced part of a collateralized loan obligation originally issued in January 2012, according to rating agency reports.

Citibank is planning to reopen a series of credit card backed notes originally issued in February, Class 2014-A2 according to a regulatory filing.

Goldman Sachs plans to issue a new €1 billion of securities backed backed by a portfolio that includes a variety of asset-backed bonds.

Deutsche Bank priced €355 million ($482.4 million) of bonds backed by three commercial mortgages secured by Italian properties, according to a person familiar with the deal.

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.