The performance of securities backed by both prime and subprime U.S. auto loans improved in January, according to Fitch Ratings.

U.K. prime RMBS investors may see loss severities decrease in U.K. RMBS deals as house prices stabilize on the back of a new housing initiative announced yesterday, according to a Barclays report.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency said it’s been green-lighted by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to operate in the European Union.

EverBank’s planned $308 million residential mortgage-backed securitization may offer investors access to a new issuer name; but the structuring stays in line with safe, prime quality deals that have dominates post financial-crisis market issuance.

Volvo priced $622 million of notes backed by transportation equipment loans and leases according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Barclays is preparing a $1 billion whole business securitization for CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, according to a person familiar with the situation.

JP Morgan is planning to issue a $616 million private label residential mortgage securitization, according to a presale report from Fitch Ratings.

Fifth Third priced $500 million of notes backed by auto loans; a $155 million, triple-A class with a WAL of 1.15 years priced at nine basis points over the Eurodollar synthetic forward rate;

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has formed a new working group with the goal to securitize solar PV assets and associated cash flows in the capital debt markets.

General Electric Capital Corp. priced $900 million of notes backed by credit card notes backed by credit card receivables on Tuesday afternoon, according to a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Container Applications is planning to sell $229 million of notes backed by container leases, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s.