A bid by regulators to soften capital requirements on securitizations would make the rules less onerous and more market friendly.

The delinquent unpaid balance of securitized commercial mortgage loans continues to shrink dropping to a 12-month low in August, according to Morningstar, while foreclosure activity increases.

J.C. Penney’s unexpected decision to raise capital sparked some concern among investors in commercial mortgage backed securities, as the retailer is the second largest tenant in this market, according to J.P. Morgan.

JP Morgan is in the market with a $575 million commercial mortgage-backed securities deal backed by 51 extended stay, limited service and fill service hotel properties.

The Federal Housing Administration is facing a bailout for the first time in its almost 80-year history, raising a host of fresh questions about the potential for standalone legislation to the reform the agency

Spreads on triple-A tranches of new CLOs are likely to tighten by 10 to 15 basis points by the end of the year, according to Wells Fargo.

Irish aircraft leasing company Avolon is preparing to launch a $636 million aircraft lease securitization.

Chase Bank priced its $775 million credit card receivables securitization on Wednesday.

Clean Power Finance's new online marketplace for operations and maintenance services for distributed generation solar paves the way for securitization of solar assets.

Goldman Sachs filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the $3.5 billion Hilton CMBS, that is scheduled to come to market in November.