Nelnet, the second largest servicer of federally guaranteed student loans, is getting into the private student loan business.

Aviation Capital Group Corp., an owner and international lessor of commercial passenger jets, is returning to the asset-backed market with a collection of leases on some of it older fleet of aircraft assigned to largely emerging-market carriers.

First Republic Bank in San Francisco has bought Gradifi, a two-year old firm that works with small and large companies to help their employees pay down student debt.

SuttonPark Capital is preparing its third structured settlement securitization, according to DBRS.

SoFi Lending Corp. has launched its debut prime jumbo residential mortgage securitization.

The Default Risk Index is a measure of relative changes in risk level, benchmarked against the third quarter of 2013, the first period for which data were compiled.

A week after the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency created a new federal charter for fintech firms, California's financial regulator is calling on other states to work together in making their licensing system more palatable to companies.

OnDeck Capital, the New York-based online small-business lender, has obtained a $200 million revolving debt facility from Credit Suisse.

A whopping 15 U.S. CLO deals priced in the first week of December, pushing issuance levels above 2015 activity as managers push to complete collateralized loan transactions before the onset of risk-retention requirements.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through December 8, 2016.

Underwriting league tables for asset-backed securities for the year through December 9, 2016.