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Three Republican senators introduced a bill this week designed to deter predatory lending practices associated with the financing and installation of energy and water efficiency upgrades.

Citigroup is underwriting two more Class A bond-issuances totaling $500 million backed by its consumer credit-card receivables, according to a presale report from Fitch Ratings.

Coordinators of a financial-industry backed blockchain project say they have successfully demonstrated that the distributed ledger technology can be used to syndication, trade and make payments on leveraged loans.

TAL International is marketing its first container securitization of the year, according to S&P Global.

SBA Communications, one of the largest wireless cell tower operators in the Western hemisphere, is planning a $760 million offering of asset-backed securities.

Hilton Grand Vacations plans a debut $145 million timeshare loan securitization of loans targeting primarily Japanese tourists for a newly opened resort in Honolulu.

Westgate Resorts is readying $175 million of notes backed by timeshare loans, according to DBRS.

California is hoping investors will pony up for new bonds backed by the payments it receives under the 1998 Master Settlement with tobacco manufacturers.

In a report published Monday, Fitch Ratings noted that a timeshare loan securitization Marriott completed in 2012 has not experienced a net loss to date -- but only because the company is repurchasing bad loans.

The real problem with missed PACE payments at Renovate America is what they might signal about underwriting - and the fact that rating agencies were not in a position to spot them.

CNH Industrial Capital America is sponsoring an $869.9 billion bond offering backed by equipment loan contracts made to the agricultural and construction industries.

J.G. Wentworth is readying $129 million of bonds backed by structured settlements and annuities.

Crédit Agricole CIB this week completed a $3 billion transaction that transfers credit risk on the bank’s portfolio of European project finance loans.

Tennessee bankers are opposed to the introduction of the green-bond financing program in the state because of the first-lien priority of PACE assessments over mortgages. PACE programs are already in place in 32 states and the District of Columbia.

Securitization pros compared notes on regulatory compliance and learned about the risks and rewards of fintech; here are the highlights of the Structured Finance Industry Group;s annual confab.

Expect to see more bonds backed by Property Assessed Clean Energy Loans that earn top marks from credit rating agencies.

Rules requiring issuers of asset-backeds to keep "skin in the game" of deals haven't been as burdensome as many featured.

Securitization pros are guardedly optimistic about the Trump Administration’s impact on the industry, even if no one expects to see a rollback of regulations imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act in the immediate future.

The fintech firms Nymbus and Monzo separately announced that investors are pouring in additional money to fuel their growth.