Research Corner
Tracking market movements and macro signals that impact our members, and the performance of businesses and consumers that our market supports
Search research pieces
SFA Research Pieces
SFA Launches the SFAcademy
August 26, 2024
The Structured Finance Association (SFA) has launched the SFAcademy, a new structured finance education program. Every other week, the inaugural Bootcamp Series will add Level 1 Modules that introduce the fundamentals of securitization and various asset classes with accessible explanations and real-life examples.
Amount Funded By
Our Market
Total Securitizations Outstanding in Trillions (Year-End 2020)
Total 2022 YTD Private Market Securitization $745 Billion
In The News
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…
