Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Hub
SFA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee provides a platform to engage, share, and learn from one another to help advance DEI initiatives, goals, and metrics.
The Mission of the SFA DEI Committee
Through education and advocacy, SFA’s DEI Committee exists to encourage and support industry efforts to create a more diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.
Build Community
Create a community where industry participants share best practices, ideas & challenges so that we can learn make progress together
Promote Change
Support practices that prioritize actionable results and accountability for sustainable workplace cultures of inclusion and belonging
Enhance Access & Retention
Broaden recruitment channels and champion long-term success in the structured finance industry for people of color, women, and LGBTQ+
Educate & Foster Awareness
Promote the value of tangible, visible & demonstrable diversity and strive to educate on how such diversity increases the industry’s ability to serve the real economy
Ways to Engage
SFA DEI Toolkit
Our toolkit is a resource for all allies of diversity. Each quarter, industry thought leaders share best practices and diversity strategies that businesses, leaders, and individuals can use for their own DEI efforts.
Listen & Learn
Explore our extensive collection of videos and podcasts covering an array of ideas & opinions, over a wide variety of topics in the diversity, equity & inclusion space.
Speak Out
Your insights on DEI policies and practices gives us valuable input as we shape our industrywide DEI initiative. Have an idea for a contribution to our DEI toolkit? Have thoughts on how our industry can make an impact? Have a blog you’d like to submit for our toolkit? We want to hear from you!
Please contact info@structuredfinance.org.
Join Us
We are stronger together. SFA’s DEI Committee is complimentary to join and open to all industry participants. By signing up for SFA’s DEI communications, you will be notified of the latest news, developments, and networking opportunities associated with the initiative.
Conversation Starters
“The Diversity Gap excels at educating listeners through a wide variety of guests, but then goes a step further by honing in on how listeners can turn this education into action and close diversity gaps in our professional and personal lives.” Tune into The Diversity Gap podcast by clicking the link below.
Recommended by…
Covell Adams
SFA, COO
A Cold Civil War has engulfed the nation. After a deadly pandemic, shocking incidents of police brutality, a racial justice crisis, and the fall of a dangerous demagogue, America remains more divided than at any time in decades. At the heart of this national crisis is the fear of a darkening America—a country in which there is no longer a predominant white majority.
Recommended by…
Michael Bright
SFA, CEO
If you have a book, movie, podcast, or other piece you’d like to contribute, please add to our conversation by clicking here.
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SFA Mentorship Program Yearbook
The SFA Mentorship Program Yearbook chronicles the inspiring journeys of our program participants, which include both rising stars in the industry and members of SFA’s board of directors.
Join SFA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee
SFA’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee is open to all industry participants, regardless of SFA membership status, and is complimentary to join. By signing up, you will be notified of the latest news, developments, and networking opportunities in conjunction with the initiative. Email info@structuredfinance.org to learn more.
Upcoming DEI Events
SFA’s 3rd Annual Allyship Symposium
Steering Committee
The Steering Committee works closely with SFA leadership and serves an active role in shaping the goals, objectives, and priorities of SFA’s DEI initiative. Key focus areas will include aggregating best practices, conceptualizing engagement opportunities, and ultimately designing our industry’s “network of networks.”
What’s New
FT: Debt Issuance Surges Ahead of September FOMC Meeting and Upcoming Presidential Election
According to the Financial Times, companies are issuing more bonds ahead of possible economic volatility and the upcoming presidential election. Total borrowing in public markets reached…
CFPB Director Chopra Outlines Actions to Benefit Mortgage Consumers
In a speech at the National Housing Conference on September 9, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra discussed plans to promote mortgage refinancing in a lower-interest rate…
Federal Reserve Moves to Lower Proposed Capital Requirements
Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr announced a forthcoming scaled-back version of the Basel III Endgame which would raise capital requirements for the…
Michael Bright in American Banker: Federal Overreach in Loan Servicing Will Harm Consumers
Michael Bright’s Op-Ed for American Banker argues that federal overreach in loan servicing enforcement could harm consumers by driving up compliance costs and limiting access…
American Economic Sentiment Shows Signs of Improvement
The WSJ reports that American economic sentiment has improved slightly, as mortgage rates and gas prices have fallen, and inflation continues to cool. Recent surveys…
