SolarCity borrowers in Nevada and Hawaii will face higher than expected costs of operating solar panels thanks to new legislation adopted by each state’s public utilities commissions.

Volkswagen is turning to its Chinese assets for its first auto loan, asset backed securities deal of the year.

Ford Credit Europe is getting an early start on its funding with a €610.3 million securitization of German auto loans.

CommonBond, a New York firm that makes student loans through an online platform, said Tuesday that it has raised more than $275 million in debt funding from Barclays and others.

Finacity Corporation launched a combined receivables securitization program for Papier Union GmbH and PMF Factoring GmbH both both part of the Inapa Group a leading paper merchant group in Europe.

Two Harbors is marketing its first residential mortgage securitization of the year, according to Fitch Ratings

Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending is the first out the gate with a commercial mortgage securitization this year.

Most foreign investors expect to put more money into U.S. property this year than they did in 2015, with New York remaining the top target market worldwide, according to a survey by the Association of Foreign Investors in Real Estate.

Global law firm Morgan Lewis has a sixth partner to its London structured transactions team, which was launched just last summer.

Raising capital has been tough for community banks ever since the financial crisis, especially the smallest ones. But a few investment firms have developed structured products that offer community banks a chance to band together to raise needed Tier 1 capital at relatively low cost.

Underwriting league tables for asset backed securities for the year through Dec. 23, 2015.