Sallie Mae’s proposal to split itself into two publicly traded separate entities -- an education loan management and a consumer banking company -- would be neutral to mildly positive for the company’s ABS.

Nationstar plans to issue over $2 billion in servicer advance and deferred servicing fee receivables-backed bonds.

Ford Motor Credit wants to further reduce its reliance on the asset-backed market, according to Sam Smith, director of long-term funding and securitization.

Fitch Ratings see a growing risk of weaker enforcement of mortgage contracts in Spain.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is pushing for private student lenders and the government to help lower payments for borrowers after receiving thousands of complaints from consumers.

European collateralized loan obligations issued pre-financial crisis are nearing the end of their reinvestment periods, yet the maturities of the loans that serve as collateral continue to shift further out into the future.

The latest generation of European CLOs may expose investors to a risk that didn’t exist in most collateralized loan obligations issued before the financial crisis: fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

The Structured Finance Industry Group’s first executive director hails from an issuer.

In late April, the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool (TCIP) issued its first catastrophe bond; conditions it would seem are ripe for other emerging markets to follow suit.

With Global ABS around the corner, it’s only fitting that we turn our attention to Europe.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities market’s near miraculous turn around and the bonds’ plunging spreads, as well as indications of deteriorating credit quality, suggest buyers should beware.