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SFA’s latest Research Corner piece examines current use of existing ESG standards within RMBS, at both the corporate level as well as at the structured finance level. The report notes that SFA members Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac currently provide corporate level disclosure in line with SASB disclosures. On the securitization level, leading private label RMBS issuers Redwood Trust and Angel Oak have also begun making voluntary ESG disclosures. The Research Corner piece further examines how issuers in the private label RMBS space are addressing the need for ESG data, particularly for the social component of ESG.