AutoGravity of Irvine, Calif., has received $30 million in equity financing from VW Credit, according to a source familiar with the matter.

The German automaker was compelled to shift funding to asset-backeds in the wak of an emissions cheating scandal; it has now resumed issuing unsecured debt

The £310.3 million (US$401.26 million transaction, Twin Bridges 2017-1, is backed by 965 prime mortgages underwritten to UK landlords by Paratus AMC Ltd., formerly known as GMAC-RFC.

A new report from the American Bankers Association reinforces existing concerns about the ability of U.S. consumers to manage all of their debts.

Loans between 61 and 72 months at origination decreased to 49.5% of the collateral for GM's latest transaction, down from 51.3% from the sponsor's April deal.

The first Bavarian Sky securitization of Swiss BMW auto leases since April 2013 will be split between Euro and Swiss franc (CHF) denominations.

Towd Point Mortgage Trust 2017-3 is smaller the the sponsor's two previous deals of the year, but the credit quality of the collateral is remarkably similar.

The addition of Sean Glithero as CFO is one of several new hires by the online small-business lender.

With risk premiums on collateralized loan obligations at or near their tightest levels since the financial crisis, there may be nowhere to go but out, according to Wells Fargo Securities.

The liquidation of Veneto Banca and Banca Popolare puts increasing pressure on other banks in the Eurozone to reduce their holdings of bad loans, according to Fitch Ratings; it remains to be seen whether securitization will play a significant role.

It's the largest increase in five years; the percentage of securitized commercial mortgages behind on payments is now 5.75%, according to Trepp.

The move comes at a time when both Prosper and the broader industry it helped to pioneer are struggling.