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Morgan Stanley and UBS’ latest offering of commercial mortgage bonds is most notable for what it lacks: a large number of loans with very high leverage.

Fitch Ratings is proposing changes to the way it rates bonds backed by government-guaranteed student loans to account for the slower pace at which these loans are being repaid.

Regiment Capital Advisors sold the management contracts to four collateralized loan obligations totaling $1.6 billion to Sankaty Advisors.

Are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac an antidote to the influence of big banks in the mortgage market, and, by extension, in the economy?

J.G. Wentworth is marketing $102.1 million of bonds backed by structured settlement payments; it’s the sponsors third transaction so far this year.

The Supreme Court might hear a case that’s pivotal for marketplace lenders.

Springleaf Holdings has changed its name to OneMain Holdings after buying its top competitor from Citigroup for $4.49 billion.

CarVal Investors has joined the growing ranks of players securitizing re-performing mortgages.

Diamond Resorts International has completed the sale of $180 million of bonds backed by timeshare loans.

New Residential is marketing a $519.7 million securitization of re-performing mortgage loans, according to Moody's Investors Service.