Whether it’s striking the balance between originators and investors when it comes to QMs, the search for a suitable replacement to Libor, or any of our other initiatives, SFA relishes the chance to have two sides of the transaction sit together and work out a policy agreement for shared betterment.

In conjunction with WiS Week 2019, Structured Finance Association COO Covell Adams spoke to WiS’s three co-chairs – Wendy Cohn, managing director at Fitch Ratings; Patricia Schulze, managing director at Wilmington Trust Company; and Alberta Knowles, partner at EY – about how the industry is changing, the strides they’ve made at their firms and in their careers, and how what they’ve learned informs WiS’s work.

On Thursday, July 25th, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published their long-anticipated Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) on the Ability to Repay/Qualified Mortgage (ATR-QM) rule, which is available here. This ANPR gives industry participants and the public the first insight into how the CFPB will approach the scheduled…

While some problems can be fixed and solutions are underway, the financial world is still lacking a solid transition plan away from the London Interbank offered rate. Structured Finance Association CEO Michael Bright outlines what is needed to avert the coming Libor disaster.

Learn about the importance of securitization in our economy and the role the Structured Finance Association plays in maintaining the value and safety for individuals, communities and businesses from the Association's CEO, Michael Bright.