A collection of nine securities industry trade associations announced initiatives designed to enhance transparency in the European securitization market.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) ("Textainer"), the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today announced that Textainer Marine Containers Limited ("TMCL"), Textainer's primary asset owning subsidiary, extended and increased the size of its securitization facility. The total commitment under the securitization facility was increased from $300 million to ...

LONDON - Nine European and global trade associations said on Wednesday they had launched a 10-point plan to improve transparency in the securitisation markets, which lie at the heart of the credit crisis.

Fitch Ratings has affirmed five classes of notes from Merrill Auto Trust Securitization 2007-1 as follows:

MRU Holdings, Inc. , a specialty finance company that provides private student loans through its consumer brand MyRichUncle® and its relationships with private label partners, today announced that it had priced $140 million of asset-backed securities, backed by its private student loan portfolio.

The number of homeowners facing an increase in their subprime adjustable-rate mortgage payments will peak this summer, testing the

This transaction is the third securitisation of Italian residential mortgages originated by Barclays Bank PLC (BB, 'AA'/'F1+'/Outlook Stable) issued through Mercurio Mortgage Finance S.r.l.

A collection of nine securities industry trade associations announced initiatives designed to enhance transparency in the European securitization market.

Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) ("Textainer"), the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today announced that Textainer Marine Containers Limited ("TMCL"), Textainer's primary asset owning subsidiary, extended and increased the size of its securitization facility. The total commitment under the securitization facility was increased from $300 million to ...

LONDON - Nine European and global trade associations said on Wednesday they had launched a 10-point plan to improve transparency in the securitisation markets, which lie at the heart of the credit crisis.