Kroll Bond Rating Agency placed the ratings of $67.3 million of commercial mortgage bonds from three transactions under review for a possible downgrade due to their exposure to buildings with tenants in North Dakota’s oil industry.

Toyota Motor Credit is prepping a $1.25 billion offering of securities backed by prime auto loans.

Accenture has created a blockchain practice within its financial services group and partnered with Digital Asset Holdings to help companies assess and implement blockchain solutions.

Deutsche Bank is securitizing a portion of a loan used to purchase an office building on Manhattan’s Westside, according to rating agency reports.

Crestline Denali Capital is preparing its first collateralized loan obligation offering since it was formed by the merger of two long-time CLO managers last fall.

Morgan Stanley’s first offering of commercial mortgage bonds of the year offers unusually concentrated exposure to a few large properties.

The Puerto Rico House of Representatives narrowly passed an energy sector reform bill, in another step toward adoption of a negotiated debt restructuring deal for the island's electric utility.

The burgeoning industry has been hoping the Supreme Court will overturn a problematic lower-court ruling, but the unexpected passing of a conservative stalwart makes that outcome less likely.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's decision to exclude captive insurance companies from Federal Home Loan Bank membership makes the FHLB system like a private country club.

JP Morgan and Barclays are marketing $1 billion of commercial mortgage bonds backed by a pool of highly leveraged loans that is highly concentrated in a few large properties in New York City.

GM Financial’s first auto lease securitization of 2016 is a $1 billion transaction that tilts toward higher average customer credit scores and more shorter-term contracts compared to previous GM lease ABS issues.