The sponsor is pooling what a majority of customers are buying these days, but future gas-price shocks could depressed used-vehicle prices on the lower MPG models.

As upstart companies mature, they face pressure to develop deeper relationships with their customers. That is leading some to offer to a wider range of products, including deposit accounts.

The higher rating from Kroll Bond Rating Agency came at a steep price: The senior tranche of notes to be issued benefits from 78% credit enhancement; Dividend's prior deal was rated single-A.

With no more concerns about triggering risk retention on its large pile of older deals, Blackstone is dusting off CLO portfolios that have long been eligible for a refi makeover.

Moody's, S&P and DBRS take divergent views of riskiness of €500 Driver Italia One; key concerns are the concentration of loans with balloon payments and lack of recourse to cars being financed.

Proceeds from the $75 million issuance, the 10th from a master trust created in 2009, will fund new loans and repay the remaining outstanding notes issued from a 2008 master trust.

Applications can now be made on the bank's app or website, but closings will still be in person. With this move, BofA joins Quicken Loans, Lenda, SoFi and others offering a mostly digital mortgage. The trend is sure to continue.

Nearly 86% of the loans have been modified; by comparison, a higher percentage of loans backing Citi's previous deal, 97.2%, were modified.

However the collateral will total at least £370.4 million (US$424.5 million), including a £62.7 million prefunding account; the weighted average coupon of the collateral is 4%.

The high-earning pizza franchisor will use proceeds to pay off existing asset-backed financing and add $323 million for a possible dividend.

The future secondary mortgage market entities will receive high investment grade ratings, even as there is no clarity on their scope or form, Fitch Ratings said.

While the sponsor is borrowing more heavily against the 1,283 properties being rolled over, their values have also increased, resulting in a decline in the combined LTV, to 66.5% from 72%.