Issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in Russia should keep rising into 2014, according a report from Moody’s Investors Service, which is active in the sector.

George Canellos, the SEC’s former co-director of enforcement, has joined Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy as global head of the litigation department.

The trio of auto loan securitizations add another $3.72 billion to auto abs primary issuance volumes.

Comenity Bank, formerly World Financial Network Bank, plans to issue $416.6 million credit card securitization deal backed by receivables from the issuer’s private-label credit card accounts, according to Fitch Ratings.

In a polling of 53 covered-bond investors, Fitch Ratings found appetite strongest for deals from the younger markets of Canada and Australia.

By halting Ocwen Financial's deal to buy a mortgage servicing portfolio from Wells Fargo, New York regulator Benjamin Lawsky has called into question the servicer's ambitious growth plans.

The $957 million conduit offering, JPMBB 2014-C18, led by J.P. Morgan and Barclays is the only deal on the near-term calendar.

Deutsche Bank and Cantor priced their $1 billion CMBS conduit COMM2014 CCRE15 on Monday at wider levels than than the previous deal to come to market.

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is now a Permanent Observer of the Prime Collateralised Securities Association (PSCA), making it the first regulator with this status.

J.G. Wentworth plans to issue $231 million securitization backed by structured settlements and a small pool of lottery receivables.

The deal from specialty lender International Investment Group is backed by loans to LatAm obligors. More issuance may be ahead.

Andrew Serling is the new head of Ranieri Partner Asset Management, which is part of the Ranieri Partners Company led by real estate industry veteran Lewis Ranieri.