Blog

Look inside our industry from the perspective of securitization professionals.

Spending Cuts Likely Are Coming in Debt Ceiling Deal

Unless Congress raises the federal borrowing limit early next month, the world economy could face a catastrophe. SFA CEO Michael Bright shares his perspective on the latest debt ceiling impasse.

Read More

Keep Your Eye on Housing to Gauge Economic Trajectory

SFA CEO Michael Bright's latest blog explores how housing data may give additional insights into the likelihood of a soft landing for the U.S. economy.

Read More

Little-Noticed SEC Hedging Curb Imperils Banks, Financial Firms

Check out the latest Op-Ed by SFA CEO Michael Bright in RealClearPolitics outlining the negative impacts the SEC’s proposed Conflicts of Interest Rule could have on our markets.

Read More

SEC Conflicts of Interest Proposal Should Be Delayed

Michael Bright, CEO of the Structured Finance Association, says a proposed SEC rule would end a common hedging method that Silicon Valley Bank should have used to help it stave off collapse.

Read More

Inching Away from Debt Ceiling Calamity

The debt ceiling debate echoes certain dynamics of the 2011 fight. Read SFA CEO Michael Bright’s perspective on how this time is different – and how compromise could be reached – as published in RealClearPolicy.

Read More

Economic Soft Landing Still on Track

What does the latest Consumer Price Index data mean for the economy? SFA CEO Michael Bright is still predicting a soft landing.

Read More

A Hard Yes on a Soft Landing

The Federal Reserve is in the later stages of one of its most aggressive interest-rate tightening campaigns in decades. SFA CEO Michael Bright shares his take on the likelihood of a soft landing.

Read More

Where RMBS can take sustainable investing

On July 13, HousingWire published an Op-ed by SFA CEO Michael Bright where he outlines steps the RMBS industry can take to promote ESG growth amid strong demand.

Read More

The larger risk from a barely noticed CFPB lawsuit

SFA CEO Michael Bright discusses how the developments in a court case involving a group of related student loan trusts and the CFPB could present a fundamental risk to all consumer securitizations.

Read More

CFPB’s Plan to Supervise More Nonbanks: A Step Too Far?

The CFPB’s announcement that it will begin examining nonbank financial companies effectively expands their supervisory authority and has potential implications for the securitization market.

Read More