In an otherwise slow week for commercial mortgage-backed securities, Deutsche Bank and Citigroup are marketing a $775 million deal backed exclusively by hotels.

DriveTime Automotive Group priced its $237 million securitization backed by subprime auto loan receivables.

While Clean Power Finance and others are focused on residential solar financing, Mercatus (formerly SCS Renewables) has turned its attention to what it calls “the next big growth opportunity”: securitization funding for commercial and industrial solar projects.

ALBIS Mobil Lease GmbH, UTA Leasing GmbH, and Kögel Leasing GmbH plan to issue up to €147.23 million backed by leases made to the German small and midsize enterprise (SME) sector .

Pricing on Ohio’s FirstEnergy utility securitization are expected to price on the tight end of guidance on the back of the historically low rates for benchmark U.S. Treasury and U.S. Agency debt.

Freddie Mac is marketing multifamily mortgage-backed securitizations for a combined total of approximately $3.5 billion.

Sallie Mae closed a new, $6.8 billion credit facility that will allow it to exit the Straight A funding program ahead of schedule.

Louisiana Tobacco Settlement Financing Corp. trustees gave swift approval Tuesday to the controversial refinancing of up to $720 million of outstanding tobacco settlement revenue bonds.

Bank of America is preparing to jump into the consumer ABS issuance frenzy with a new deal from its rarely used Bank of America Auto Trust.

Iconix Brand Group is planning to issue a securitization of flows from brand licensing for $250 million, the company said in a release.

The Structured Finance Industry Group has hired Falcon Capital Advisors as well as a consultancy run by Kristi Leo to help it attract new members and pursue its legislative agenda.