Green auto ABS deals represented $3.5 billion of the $29 billion issuer-designated ESG securitizations in 2021. Proceeds from these deals financed the purchase of green vehicles at Tesla and Toyota, the inaugural issuers of green...
Read MoreA new article by the BBC writes about CV ageism. Applying for jobs is generally miserable, even at the best of times. But what if you knew that simply revealing your age on your CV...
Read MoreMarketWatch reported on January 18 that the bond market selloff, based on trades since January 1, is the worst start to a year in three or four decades, raising expectations for a sooner than anticipated...
Read MoreThe National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released their monthly index on January 18 showing the first decline of confidence among single-family home builders in four months, with future sales expectations for the next 6...
Read MoreRecent market trends and early 2022 trading shows momentum is growing in the shift from LIBOR to SOFR. CME Group notes that speculation on the Federal Reserve's future rate policy has caused a surge in...
Read MoreAn article by Wall Street Journal writes that Big U.S. companies step up Hiring of Female, Black CFO's. America’s biggest businesses employed more female and Black finance chiefs in 2021 than ever before—albeit coming from a relatively...
Read MoreAn article by Forbes, explains how women make the economy better. In the past, I never thought of myself as a “feminist,” but do you know what feminism is? It is advocacy. Feminism (noun): the advocacy of...
Read MoreThe Wall Street Journal reports that a group of 19 major banks will partner together to develop standards aimed at integrating climate risk management throughout their operations. These standards will be designed to measure climate...
Read MoreCoreLogic’s monthly Loan Performance Report, released January 11, shows that October’s mortgage delinquency rate, which has been steadily declining, has returned to pre-pandemic levels at 3.8% overall delinquency compared to 3.7% in October 2019. The...
Read MoreNational Mortgage News reports that in late December 2021, a group of attorneys general from 20 states made allegations that certain mortgage servicers failed to offer borrowers a recently added Federal Housing Administration loan modification...
Read MoreOn Tuesday, January 11, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing on the re-nomination of Jerome Powell to serve a second term as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. While Powell has support...
Read MoreA recent survey by Deloitte reveals progress in reaching unserved and underserved customers—and opportunities to do more to achieve equitable participation in financial services. Key messages For financial inclusion–focused financial services institutions (FSIs), leveraging alternative data and...
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