Fannie Mae priced its second offering of Connecticut Avenue risk-sharing notes at spreads that were significantly tighter than those of its inaugural issue in October of last year.

A growing number of defeased loans as well as the transfer of loans to special servicing led Standard & Poor’s to increase Rating Agency Confirmations in 2013.

Household indebtedness as a share of disposable income — the debt-to-income ratio — has continued to fall in Europe since 2009-2010, according to a report Wednesday by Moody’s Investors Service.

DriveTime Automotive Group is planning a $267.75 million subprime auto loan securitization, DT Auto Owner Trust 2014-1, according to a presale report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Discover Bank priced $800 million of class A, five-year notes from its Discover Card Execution Note Trust. The deal was upsized from $500 million.

Fannie Mae is marketing its second offering of notes designed to offload some of the risk of default on mortgages that it insures to private investors.

Sallie Mae is prepping its first student loan securitization of the year, the $745 million SLM Student Loan Trust 2014-1.

Managers aren’t waiting around to see if collateralized loan obligations get a last-minute reprieve from the Volcker Rule. Some recently priced deals by managers including Columbia Management Investment Advisors and Black Diamond Capital Management, have provisions for excluding investments in corporate bonds.

Discover Bank plans to issue up to $500 million of class A, 5-year notes from its Discover Card Execution Note Trust.

The $1.5 billion benchmark deal will kick off the year in prime auto loan securitizations.

Eric Smith takes on the role of business development leader. He will develop new business opportunities, and work with clients in liquidity, valuation, capital, financing, servicing and investment.

The bid list for its second auction has been distributed to only of the most competitive firms based on the strength of their reverse inquiries.