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.

A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is drafting legislation designed to reform the housing finance system, including a plan to wind down the government-sponsored enterprises.

Issuance of securitizations of prime auto loans is falling short of the pace in 2012, a trend that analysts from Wells Fargo ascribe partly to a shift in consumer behavior from buying to leasing.

A large portfolio sale of collateralized debt obligations reportedly planned by Royal Bank of Scotland is set to test market appetite for non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities.

The Prime Collateralised Securities initiative, announced a year ago, has been adopted by issuers but it still gaining credibility with regulators.

Sallie Mae said today during a conference call that plans to divide the company into two distinct businesses signals the next chapter for the student loan originator in a post- Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFLEP) environment.

Draghi looks to ABS market as way to lift Europe’s small businesses —and economy.

As the U.S. hurricane season approaches, catastrophe bond sponsors are taking advantage of a surge in investor enthusiasm to renew existing deals at much lower rates and expand or initiate programs.

Deutsche Bank is marketing a $500 million collateralized obligation for Western Asset Management that includes a delayed-draw tranche of notes.

Standard & Poor’s said in a report today that despite the weakening credit fundamentals for Dutch RMBS, collateral pools to date remain broadly stable.