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Moody’s Investors Service has placed hundreds of non-senior U.S. CLO tranches under review for downgrade, affecting 358 broadly syndicated loan-backed portfolios as Moody’s measures the ongoing economic shocks of the coronavirus outbreak.

The Senate Banking Committee chair will work with the heads of other panels in overseeing the $2 trillion stimulus package that Congress passed last month.

Dell Financial Services is serving up a high concentration of larger corporate clients on shorter-term – and relatively low-balance contracts – in its latest securitization for computer and software equipment leasing.

The head of the Senate panel overseeing Federal Reserve and Treasury Department efforts to boost the U.S. economy urged the agencies to remember their disclosure requirements.

Private equity-backed firms will be able to access the U.K. government’s emergency loan scheme and borrow up to 50 million pounds ($62 million) in state-guaranteed debt.

Underwriting league tables of asset-backed securities through April 16, 2020

Issuance volume of asset-backed securities for the year through April 16, 2020

"We've proven we can operate with no footprint," said James Gorman, Morgan Stanley's CEO. "Can I see a future where part of every week, certainly part of every month, a lot of our employees will be at home? Absolutely."

Weakening fortunes in the auto industry from the COVID-19 pandemic is prompting elevated loss expectations for a new-issue portfolio of prime automobile loans originated and serviced by Hyundai Capital America.

The move is part of an effort by CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger to help smaller lenders by significantly raising loan thresholds for collecting and reporting mortgage data.