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EverBank Financial Corp. in Jacksonville, Fla., has agreed to sell its default mortgage servicing platform, along with more than $20 billion in rights, to a subsidiary of Walter Investment Management.

The peer-to-peer lending platform expanded into new territory at the beginning of October when investment management firm Eaglewood Capital completed the first securitization of these consumer loans.

Freddie Mac’s $245 million class M-1 notes from its second risk sharing bonds issuance have been rated ‘BBB-’ by Fitch Ratings.

Kroll Bond Ratings Agency assigned a preliminary ‘AAA’ ratings to the class A notes issued under the Deutsche Bank led, REO-to-Rental securitization issued by Blackstone.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo yesterday announced appointees to the Long Island Power Authority utility debt securitization board.

Fitch Ratings said today that it would “likely cap its ratings at the ‘A’ level” REO-to-rental securitizations.

RBS Securities is lead underwriter on the deal dubbed Sierra Timeshare 2013-3. Fitch Ratings has assigned preliminary ratings of ‘A’ to the transaction’s class A notes and ‘BBB’ ratings to the class B notes.

Appalachian Power Co. in West Virginia filed a registration statement with the US Securities Exchange Commission to issue a $382 million utility tariff rate relief bond.

Investec has set up its first SME lease-backed note program backed by leases made to small and medium UK businesses, according to a Moody's Investors Service report.

GE Capital Aviation Services Ltd. has structured a $169.5 million securitization backed by aircraft engine leases dubbed Fan Engine Securitization Series 2013-1.

Blackstone and Deutsche Bank are very close to marketing the first REO- to-Rental securitization that will be rated, confirmed a source familiar with the deal.

A securitization of cargo container leases is getting ready to launch into the market, according to a pre-sale from Standard & Poor’s.

The final scope of regulations governing securitization in Europe will shape the future of the industry, according to a report released today by Standard & Poor’s.

The Dallas, TX based timeshare operator was last in the market in 2010.

J. G. Wentworth has closed on a $212.7 million issue of bonds backed by structured settlement payments, lottery receivables and annuity payments.

GE Capital is preparing $746.576 million of notes backed by equipment loans, according to a regulatory filing.

The European Commission and European Investment Bank plans to stimulate SME lending via securitization could be ready by January 2014, according to an Economic and Financial Affairs Council.

A €350 million ($473 million) catastrophe bond providing coverage for AXA Global P&C just closed,