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Banks are expected to start buying riskier portions of collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) in response to a deposit-insurance rule change that takes effect this month.

With consumer spending on the rise and investors warming to more esoteric assets, timeshare operators are increasingly turning to the securitization market to finance loans.

As banks exit mortgage servicing, new players are turning to

With consumer spending on the rise and investors warming to more esoteric assets, timeshare operators are increasingly turning to the securitization market to finance loans.

As banks exit mortgage servicing, new players are turning to

John Deere Capital Corp. plans to issue a $851.42 million equipment lease- backed securitization, according to prospectus supplement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today.

National Bank of Canada plans to issue $419 million credit card receivables backed notes from its Canadian credit card trust.

CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, sold $1.05 billion of bonds backed by franchise royalty and license payments above initial price talk.

Newtek closed on $20.9 million of securities backed by small business loans; Guggenheim placed this issue with four institutional investors.

Volvo priced $622 million of notes backed by transportation equipment loans and leases according to a person familiar with the transaction.

Barclays is preparing a $1 billion whole business securitization for CKE Restaurants, the parent company of Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s, according to a person familiar with the situation.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has formed a new working group with the goal to securitize solar PV assets and associated cash flows in the capital debt markets.

Container Applications is planning to sell $229 million of notes backed by container leases, according to a presale report published by Standard & Poor’s.

Volvo plans to issue $662 million of notes backed by transportation equipment loans and leases according to a presale report published by Moody's Investors Service.

Greater use of credit bureaus by Russian originators is a credit positive for securitizations in that country.

The catalysts were changes in the models used by Fitch, adverse selection in older mortgage pools, and the sovereign crisis in Europe.

A March 13 settlement between 17 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and several tobacco manufacturers should have a positive impact on cash flows for certain bonds backed by such payments, Fitch Rating said.

General Electric Capital Corp. priced $766 million of notes backed by transportation equipment loans and leases; the eight-year triple-A tranche pays interest of 0.90% a year.