Nissan and Mercedes Benz priced two deals they were marketing this week according to pricing term sheets filed on both deals.

Wyndham Worldwide priced its $250 million timeshare loan securitization, Sierra Timeshare 2013-2 Receivables Funding LLC, this week.

Ohio Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Electric Power Company (AEP), priced its $267.4 million utility receivables securitization deal called Ohio Phase-In-Recovery Funding LLC.

The $1 biillion (upsized from $500 million) class A notes priced at one-month Libor plus 42 basis points. The $53.57 million (upsized from $26.79 million) class B notes priced at one-month Libor plus 70 basis points.

J.G. Wentworth latest $173 million transaction will securitize lotto winnings, along with structured settlement payments and assignable annuity streams.

A drop in the haircuts applied to securitizations used for collateral funding from the European Central Bank (ECB) is a positive for the sector, according to analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Fitch Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service assigned preliminary ratings of ‘AAA’/’AAA’/’Aaa’ respectively to $371.62 million of class A notes to be issued by Redwood Trust.

This latest deal totals $345.05 million and features 20 tranches, inluding exchangeable interest-only certificates.

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The Series 2013-1 notes are backed by a $661.425 million portfolio dubbed Trinity Rail Leasing 2012 LLC containing 7,201 railcars. This fleet portfolio also backs the $333.84 million series 2012-1 notes.

Ohio Power Company plans to issue a $267.4 million utility receivables securitization deal called Ohio Phase-In-Recovery Funding LLC.