Morningstar places 77 commercial MBS on review for potential downgrades; Coinstar ABS face potential downgrades; Fitch sees neutral impact for airline ABS amid troubles with Boeing planes; Verizon to issue mobile device financing ABS.

Fitch upgrades ratings on nearly half of outstanding GSE CRT issuance; delinquencies in commercial MBS declined in December led by improvements in loan performance for office properties; Morningstar plans new criteria for assessing securitizations tied to small businesses.

Bank holding companies reported a big increase in agency MBS held in trading accounts during the third quarter. The industry also boosted its commercial MBS and ABS holdings. (Includes two data tables.)

ABS Advisory CEO Fouad Onbargi discussed new sources of warehouse financing and developing new classes of ABS.

Moody’s Investors Service said performance for student loan ABS is seeing issues as a result of public policy moves around student loan debt and a resumption of payments after a several-year pause.

Citibank this week issued two credit card securitizations totaling $1.5 billion. The bank’s last credit card deal was in October 2018.

Equipment ABS and other types of corporate securitizations should hold up well, even in the face of an economic slowdown, according to projections by Moody’s Investors Service.

FDIC member suggests delaying capital requirements; Ginnie strengthens reporting requirements for nonbanks; confusion on Mr. Cooper’s reporting to Ginnie MBS investors; GSEs prep green disclosures; LendingPoint securitizations on watch for downgrade amid servicing issue.

Proposed capital requirements for large banks would create “perverse incentives” for banks regarding securitization activity, according to a new analysis by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.

As the automotive ABS market sees record issuance, U.S. Bank has begun marketing a credit-risk transfer transaction backed by $2.46 billion in prime auto loans.