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.

To Mohamed El-Erian, Donald Trump’s rising popularity and a liquidity-boosting move by China’s central bank are not wholly isolated events.

Freddie Mac has expanded the amount of loan-level data it discloses about mortgages it insures in an effort to boost appetite for reinsurance.

After imposing a virtual moratorium on adding new issuers, Ginnie Mae is again accepting applications from mortgage companies seeking to pool loans for securitization and servicing.

Lending Club announced Friday that it is making changes to its contractual relationship with the bank that issues its loans. The move is designed to protect San Francisco-based Lending Club against legal challenges to its business model.

Navient is marketing $1.1 billion of bonds backed by federally guaranteed student loans, according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through February 26, 2016.