Office Depot’s planned merger with Office Max announced on Wednesday, could lead to some store consolidation that would affect CMBS deal performance.

Volkswagen upsized its retail auto loan ABS by $250mn to $1.25bn and priced the deal Thursday afternoon to strong investor demand.

RBC Capital Markets plans to issue a $500mn cross-border credit card ABS backed by Canadian receivables.

Goldman Sachs plans to issue $568 million CMBS loans backed by fixed rate loans that are secured on three malls.

Falling used car prices should not be a concern for auto lease ABS investors, since it is not likely to affect the rate at which leases are prepaid, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Fitch Ratings warned that recent rep and warranty proposals in new U.S. RMBS deals may expose investors to added risks from “weak” underwriting and “defective” mortgages.

Social Finance Inc., a non-bank lender, is looking to upend student lending in the United States by offering more favorable rates to borrowers it views as most likely to repay their loans.

Wells Fargo Securities is marketing a $516 million collateralized loan obligation for Octagon Credit Investors, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s.

Nelnet is preparing a $1.156 billion student loan securitization, its second this year, according to ratings agency reports.

JP Morgan Chase plans to issue a second deal from its Chase Issuance Trust, a securitization that will be sized at $750 million.

It’s been a long time coming, but Europe is about to see its first collateralized loan obligation since the financial crisis, a €300 million deal from Cairn Capital.