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Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched a £210 million CMBS, Taurus UK 2014-1 that securitizes its loan to private equity firm Apollo EPF II Partnership.

Although the concept of using eminent domain as a tool to address the continuing widespread issue of underwater mortgages is facing serious headwinds as a result of the above factors, the concept is not dead.

Consumer Portfolio Services has priced its second subprime auto-loan securitization this year, according to a press release.

Deutsche Bank has hired Dan Voloshin as a director in CMBS trading, said a person familiar with the move.

Fitch Ratings is questioning the ratings assigned to the securitization of a single commercial mortgage secured by five Kyo-Ya hotel properties.

The deal, BAMLL 2014-IP, issued the $315 million class A, triple-A rated notes at a swaps plus 60 basis points, according to a person familiar with the deal.

Citigroup is preparing its first securitization of prime jumbo mortgages of the year, according to rating agency presale reports.

DRI Capital, a Canadian healthcare investment firm, is in the market with a $450 million securitization of drug royalty payments, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s.

The bank sold RUB4.69 of senior securities backed by Russian residential mortgages at a coupon of 10.65%.