Auto lenders continue to defy warnings about growing risks in the market.

Prosper Marketplace has tapped a USAA executive to be its next chief financial officer.

The Securities and Exchange Commissioner took to the podium in the convention center of the Aria Resort & Casino to express to attendees his admiration for the economic benefits of securitization – and his disagreement with the risk-retention regulatory regime that has enveloped it.

Florida lawmakers could soon approve legislation designed to lower borrowing costs by authorizing certain municipal water and sewer providers to issue bonds backed by special customer charges.

Panelists and attendees at the ABS Vegas 2016 conference conveyed varying levels of doubt about at the prospects for securities backed by consumer and small-business loans originated through online lending platforms like Lending Club, Prosper and Funding Circle.

Issuance of commercial mortgage bonds has gotten off to a slow start this year, and the pace is unlikely to pick up soon, as origination of loans used as collateral has slowed.

NewOak named Jonna Boyle as a director in Credit Services LLC, a consultancy that specializes in providing credit and regulatory compliance for commercial and consumer loan products.

The mortgage servicer said it has received a letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its fees for handling distressed loans and properties.

Esoteric asset classes such as aircraft leases and whole business securitization are starting to attract more attention from traditional investors in high yield corporate bonds.

The sharp selloff in leveraged loans has created opportunity for some CLO managers, particularly those with deep pockets. Managers that can quickly acquire loans at a discount in the secondary market can still make money bundling them into collateral for bonds.

OneSavingBank is readying a £403.2 million securitization of U.K. residential mortgages originated at the peak of the U.K. housing crisis, according to DBRS.