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Once again the markets have fallen in love with a group of young, aggressive and not very regulated lenders.

The RE.bound initiative is looking into a novel use for cat bonds: financing resiliency infrastructure. A related study by re:focus partners has put out proposals for certain cities to deal more effectively with climate-related challenges. Here's a few ideas.

American Honda Finance Corp, Ally Financial, Porsche and GM Financial all priced auto-related securitizations this week

Manufacturers that fund customer lending via the securitization market just got a break from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

BofAMerrill analysts think the ECB could be a lot more aggressive in the securitization-purchasing program it launched last November.

Zurich Insurance is markting a transaction called Willow No.2 (Ireland) that repackages subordinate notes previously issued by the Swiss multi-line insurer.

Italy’s Alba Leasing is marketing a €767 million ($820 million) securitization of lease receivables extended to Italian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and individual entrepreneurs, according to Moody’s Investors Service.