A surge of bankruptcies and a trio of distressed exchanges so far in May show that speculative-grade corporate liquidity remains under pressure heading into the summer, according to Moody's.

In a report published Tuesday, Wells said that retailer loans held by collateralized loan obligations are performing as well, if not better, than most of other loans in CLO portfolios, outside of the oil and gas industries. In addition, only 8% of retail loans in CLOs are trading under $80.

The Synchrony Credit Card Master Note Trust is issuing a $650.6 million notes offering including $547 million in Class A and Class B notes to be issued with 27% and 20% credit enhancement, respectively. That mirrors, to the dollar, its previous private-label credit card securitization in March.

Before we write off marketplace lending, let's remember: we are still at the relative beginning of this journey. There will be some bumps in the road, as there are for new companies in any field. Innovation takes time and so does building a great company.

Renovate America is marketing another $305.3 million of bonds backed by Property Assessed Clean Energy bonds financing energy efficiency renovations for California homeowners.

New Residential is marketing another $301 million securitization of re-performing mortgage loans, according to Moody's Investors Service.

A committee convened by the Federal Reserve to examine potential replacements for widely used interbank offered rate benchmarks has published its interim conclusions, identifying two potential alternatives.

Real estate investment trust Colony Starwood Homes is issuing its first securitization of single-family rental homes since it was created out of the merger of Colony American Homes (CAH) and Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (SWAY) last January. Colony Starwood Homes 2016-1 is backed by a single $538 million loan secured by the investor-owner mortgages in 3,566 homes.

One of the country's largest online lenders is cutting jobs and shelving expansion plans in response to investors' rapid retreat from the beleaguered sector.

BPCE Group, France’s second-largest bank, is pooling together €5 billion (U.S.$5.6 billion) worth of personal consumer loans into a securitization portfolio, including a mix of auto, cash, home improvement and debt consolidation loans.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through May 20, 2016.

Asset-backed securities that priced in the two weeks ended May 20, 2016.