Vistana Signature Experiences, a former unit of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is marketing its first timeshare loan securitization under its new corporate structure.

Although ratings are capped on the notes, the underlying pool of loans in Caliber Home Loan's second securitization of nonprime residential mortgages have improved in quality with the inclusion of investor and second-home purchases by mainland China investors.

The first offering of commercial mortgage bonds to hit the market post-Labor Day comes from JP Morgan Chase, which is securitizing a $900 million portion of a $1.2 billion loan on an iconic Manhattan office building at 9 West 57th Street.

Ford Motor Co. is securitizing its second round of German auto loans this year in a €541.7 million pool of both private and commercial borrower receivables tied to significant balloon payments.

The earthquake that struck central Italy on Aug. 25 will have limited impact on bonds backed by residential mortgages or loans to small and medium-sized enterprises, according to DBRS.

The slow start to Fifth Third's 3%-down mortgage illustrates some of the logistical challenges with such programs, which are on the rise across the industry.

Seven New York counties are issuing another $292 million of bond backed by tobacco settlement payments

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through September 2, 2016.

Underwriting league tables for asset-backed securities for the year through September 2, 2016.

A wave of maturing commercial mortgages is set to crest next year, and. Kroll Bond Rating Agency reckons that roughly a quarter of these 1,803 loans may have difficulty refinancing, resulting in what is known as a maturity default.

The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency is making its first trip to the securitization market in over a year.

Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA is preparing its first captive-finance loan receivables securitization of the year, in a $1.24 billion transaction that could be upsized to $1.5 billion.