Wells Fargo has increased its forecast for issuance of U.S. collateralized loan obligations, largely based on expectations that banks will continue to be able to invest in these deals.

Issuance of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) totaled $21.8 billion in the first quarter of 2014, a 20% drop from the same timeframe a year ago, according to a Thomson Reuters LPC quarterly report on leveraged lending issued Tuesday.

Skipton Building Society plans to issue a new U.K. prime RMBS transaction, Darrowby No. 3 that is strucgurd with only by on publicly placed, British pound sterling-denominated tranches.

Losses on the collateral in auto-loan securitizations edged higher in February, according to Fitch Ratings

Lloyds Bank will offer two British pound sterling-denominated senior tranches in the upcoming, investor-placed, credit card ABS issued from its Penarth program.

GM Financial plans to issue its first auto lease-backed securitization from its GM Financial Automobile Leasing Trust.

The progress that the Federal Home Finance Agency has made in litigation against Bank of America and other financial institutions could prompt Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to step up their sales of mortgage bonds, according to research published today by BofA's investment banking unit.

View manager rankings for the year through April 18 for the different ABS sectors, including real estate, credit cards, student loans, autos, and collateralized debt obligations.

View Thomson Reuters data on issuance for the year-to-date through April 18 for ABS, MBS and CMBS.

The Western Riverside Council of Governments securitizes Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds.

Kroll Bond Ratings Agency plans to rate the M1 and M2 notes of Freddie Mac's latest $966 million risk-share securitization, STACR 2014-DN2.

General Electric Capital Corp plans to issue $718.95 million of securities backed by commercial finance leases from its GE Equipment Small Ticket trust. Series 2014-1.