Issuance of U.S. collateralized loan obligtions is off to a slow start, with just two deals pricing in January; a single European deal priced.

OneMain Financial is preparing to package $555.6 million of subprime consumer loan receivables in its first asset-backed securitization since its acquisition by Springleaf Financial from Citigroup was completed in November.

Exeter Finance Corp. has upped credit enhancement for its latest subprime auto loan securitization to compensate for an increase in losses on recently originated loans.

Underwriting league tables for asset-backed securities for the year through January 29, 2016.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through January 29, 2016.

The ongoing deterioration in crude oil prices is raising concerns that the energy sector’s distress will drag down CLOs that have overweight debt exposure to exploration/production and oilfield services firms.

CIFC Corp. saw its stock soar 22.32% Thursday after the No.1 ranked U.S. CLO manager by deals under management announced it had retained JPMorgan to explore a possible sale of the company.

Citigroup is readying $1.2 billion of commercial mortgage bonds backed by 58 loans secured by 104 properties, according to rating agency reports.

Nissan Motor Acceptance Corp. is out of the starting blocks in 2016 with a $1 billion auto loan securitization in its first pool of loans of the year.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is reducing the mortgage insurance premiums it charges on Federal Housing Administration multifamily loans to encourage the renovation of affordable housing units and promote energy-efficient upgrades.

Another online lender specializing in student loan refinancing, Earnest, is tapping the securitization market for $112 million.

Paragon Mortgage may be scaling back its loan securitizations in 2016, with plans to utilize the increased deposit base at parent Paragon Bank to fund more originations of its core “buy-to-let” mortgage business to family landlords.