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Fitch Ratings released rating notches for its existing CDO asset manager rating (CAM rating) scale.

Ford Motor's loan-only credit default swaps were active last week, trading about seven basis points tighter to the 200-210 range on Wednesday and then widening a few points on Thursday.

The BNP Paribas-led deal for Geo Group pushed back in November is set to launch this Thursday at a bank meeting at the Parker Meridian in New York, according to a banker.

Glimcher Realty Trust recently amended and increased its existing credit facility for more flexibility, Mark Yale, cfo, said.

Huntsman Corp.'s term loan was active last Wednesday.

While Credit Suisse teamed up with Bank of America and JPMorgan to back $425 million for Leonard Green & Partners's buyout of The Bridal Group from Federated Department Stores, it is the sole-lead arranger on two other deals launching the same day Totes-Isotoner and Cydcor.

Deutsche Bank last Wednesday flexed down pricing 25 basis points on the oversubscribed first lien of the $848 million credit for Stiefel Laboratories, according to a banker.

Loans generally traded up in the first week of the New Year and loan-only credit default swaps tightened, mainly due to technical trading, traders said.

Wastequip tapped the bank market for $381 million in financing led by Credit Suisse last Friday, according to a banker.

Credit Suisse and UBS launched syndication of a $325 million credit facility for Tube City IMS at a bank meeting last Thursday.

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