A new German auto securitization deal backed by €427.1 million ($570.9 million) of auto loans from GMAC Bank GmbH joined Europe's new-issue pipeline.

Even with the housing market stabilizing and a settlement between megaservicers and state AGs on the horizon, the mortgage industry shouldn't expect an increase in originations next year, according to a new forecast from Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW).

Arch Bay Capital, Irvine, Calif., is testing the use of borrower rewards for timely payment, with the aim of driving better performance, refinancing or modifications.

Arrow Electronics has increased to $775 million its existing asset securitization program.

November was the fourth consecutive month of CMBS delinquency decreases, but office properties are still a concern heading into the next year, according to the latest delinquency index results from Fitch Ratings.

Standard & Poor's has announced a new organization structure that includes Global Head of Structured Finance David Jacob leaving the rating agency at the end of the year.

The federal government should create an entirely new secondary market agency for "high-quality" private mortgages that would replace Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga.

The MF Global collapse provides an important lesson concerning the effectiveness of the principal or proprietary banking model.

Barclays Capital has a cautious outlook for both residential and commercial mortgage credit, its researchers indicated in their global outlook report Thursday.

In 2012, student loan ABS issuance will likely remain flat at $15 billion from this year, according to research this morning from Standard & Poor's.

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE) data showed that private-label RMBS trading activity has dropped about 50% since June.