Consumer ABS

Marketplace lender Social Finance may seek a larger initial public offering than initially planned, according to Chief Executive Mike Cagney.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange has launched a product designed to allow fixed-income investors to hedge against interest-rate volatility.

Regulatory clarity is an integral factor in Fitch Ratings stable outlook for the securitization market in 2015.

U.K. credit card issuer NewDay announced a new master trust, NewDay Partnership Funding, and plans to offer two series of notes.

If the European Central Bank wants to provide more capital relief to Eurozone banks through its securitization-buying scheme than banks would get by holding on to their assets, it will have to snap up mezzanine tranches as well.

Milan-based Agos Ducato, a subsidiary of Credit Agricole, plans to issue securities backed by a €1.5 billion ($1.87 billion) portfolio of unsecured Italian consumer loan receivables.

LeasePlan Nederland N.V. plans to sell €537 million of securities backed by Dutch auto leaseinstallment receivables and residual value cash flows.

Moody’s Corp. has acquired Lewtan Technologies, a leading provider of analytical tools and data for the global structured finance market.