Podcasts about kroll bond rating agency

High rates and rising consumer debt levels still drive a worsening auto loan landscape.  Delinquencies and losses rose across prime and nonprime securitized auto loans in Kroll Bond Rating Agency's August auto loan asset-backed securitization index published Sept. 23. Prime recovery rates increased while nonprime recoveries declined.  CarMax Auto Finance (CAF) also increased its provision for credit losses by 25.4% to $112.6 million for the fiscal second quarter of 2025, ended Aug. 31, according to the company's earnings release. CAF's finance income fell 14.4% year over year to $115.6 million, while originations ticked down 1.7% YoY to $2.2 billion.  Meanwhile, multiple auto lenders are preparing for growth in the coming year. Affinity Federal Credit Union is looking to add to its dealership base in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania as it steps back into leasing after a three-year hiatus.  SameDay Auto Finance is planning to double its portfolio to about $60 million within the next two years after expanding into Oklahoma and prioritizing top-performing dealerships.  Auto Finance News is also pleased to highlight nine powersports finance executives to watch in 2025 following a turbulent first half of 2024, but with optimism heading into the 2025 season.  In this episode of the “Weekly Wrap” Auto Finance News Editor Amanda Harris and Associate Editors James Van Bramer and Ashley Savage discuss growth and performance trends for the week ending Sept. 27. 

 Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News US Oil Reporter Mitchell Ferman discusses Diamondback Energy agreeing to buy fellow Permian Basin driller Endeavor Energy Resources in a $26 billion deal that'll create the largest explorer focused exclusively on the western hemisphere's busiest oil field. Bill Cox, Global Head of Ratings at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, shares his thoughts on the private credit market. Bloomberg Businessweek Media & Entertainment Editor Felix Gillette provides the details of his Businessweek story Pat McAfee Is Exactly Who the NFL Wants as Brand Ambassador. GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan talks about hitting the milestone of raising $30B in donations.Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. Bloomberg News US Oil Reporter Mitchell Ferman discusses Diamondback Energy agreeing to buy fellow Permian Basin driller Endeavor Energy Resources in a $26 billion deal that'll create the largest explorer focused exclusively on the western hemisphere's busiest oil field. Bill Cox, Global Head of Ratings at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, shares his thoughts on the private credit market. Bloomberg Businessweek Media & Entertainment Editor Felix Gillette provides the details of his Businessweek story Pat McAfee Is Exactly Who the NFL Wants as Brand Ambassador. GoFundMe CEO Tim Cadogan talks about hitting the milestone of raising $30B in donations.Hosts: Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. Producer: Paul Brennan.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a rapidly changing financial environment, learn about KBRA's approach to ESG in the credit rating process and how it is keeping pace as issues evolve.   Patrick Welch is Chief ESG & Ratings Policy Officer at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), responsible for leading all aspects of KBRA's commitment as an ESG-focused firm, delivering to investors the highest quality credit analysis and research. Prior to this role, Pat served as KBRA's chief credit officer for five years.   Previously, Pat worked for 19 years at Goldman Sachs, where he served as a vice president within the Credit Risk Management and Advisory Department, and as deputy chief credit officer at Goldman Sachs Bank USA.   Previously to Goldman Sachs, Pat spent seven years in the Structured Finance Group at Standard & Poor's (now S&P Global Ratings), where he rated numerous asset classes. He began his career as an analyst at Security Pacific National Bank.   Pat holds both a B.S. and MBA from Cornell University.   Van Hesser is a Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist at KBRA, where he is responsible for commenting on market and economic developments and their impact on credit markets. Previously, he led the company's Financial Institutions and Corporates credit rating groups. Van has been named to Institutional Investor Magazine's All-America Fixed Income Research Team rankings 10 times across three categories.   Prior to joining KBRA, Van was a managing director in the Financial Institutions Group at Wells Fargo Principal Investments. Previously, he worked at HSBC Securities for 10 years, serving as managing director and global head of Credit Research and head of U.S. Fixed Income Research.   Van also held senior sell-side corporate bond research roles covering financial institutions at Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs, as well as a corporate finance position in Salomon Brothers' Financial Institutions Group. He started his career as a bank examiner at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.   Van earned a B.S., cum laude, from Fordham University and an MBA from Yale University.   Sponsor – KBRA Website: https://www.kbra.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kroll-bond-rating-agency-llc/

In this episode of the Navigate Series, learn about KBRA – the credit rating agency that has changed the landscape of rating analysis and find out about their comprehensive strategy for ESG ratings.​   Jim Nadler is President and CEO of Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) Prior to joining KBRA, Jim was responsible for all alternative assets in the New England Asset Management Division at General Re Corporation.  Over the last 30 years, Jim has held several executive roles in the financial analysis arena; In 1989, he joined Fitch Ratings and was instrumental in the growth of Fitch's Structured Finance.  Jim was a senior accountant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers before moving to Standard & Poor's (now S&P Global Ratings), as a ratings officer.  Jim is the Board Chairman of DealVector, serves on the boards for the New York City/Long Island Chapter of JDRF, and is an elected member of The Economic Club of New York. Jim earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Rutgers University.    Kate Kennedy is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Business Development Group at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), responsible for Marketing and Investor Relations. Kate also oversees KBRA Analytics, the company's product platform for high-quality data and advanced analytics, which includes KBRA Financial Intelligence (KFI), KBRA Altman, and the company's Ratings Feed platform.  Prior to joining KBRA in 2011, Kate was a senior director at Fitch Ratings for 12 years, spearheading the investor relations initiative across U.S. Structured Finance.  Prior to Fitch Ratings, Kate worked for two years at the Norinchukin Bank, where she was responsible for portfolio management reporting and trade settlement with U.S. investment banks, brokers, and custodians.

In this Credit Chat edition, BI Senior Credit Analyst Robert Schiffman is joined by Van Hesser, Senior Managing Director and Chief Strategist at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, to discuss the transition from stimulus-fueled super growth back to normal and its impact on high grade and high yield credit spread direction and volatility.

Eric Neglia, Senior Managing Director and Head of Consumer ABS at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, joins Patrick Dolan to discuss the market conditions that cultivated a record year for Solar ABS issuances, and what we can expect looking forward. They explore how inflation, higher energy costs, supply chain disruptions and rising interest rates are impacting the industry, the strong credit performance of the solar loan sector throughout the pandemic, and the impact of ESG programs in the solar market in terms of investor demand and market accessibility.

In this episode, host and AABD President David Baris is joined by Ethan Heisler, who will address the Fed's timetable on rate hikes and quantitative tightening, the impact of the Fed draining reserves on bank deposit growth and strategies to address it, and questions that bank directors should be asking management on strategy and technology spending. Ethan is the Senior Director for Strategy at Kroll Bond Rating Agency.  He is the Editor of the Bank Treasury Newsletter, a monthly publication directed to financial institutions at the Treasury level. He was a Managing Director in Fixed Income Sales and headed up Citi's Bank Treasury Resource Group.  Before that, he was the Staff Director of Bank Analysis at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. ***** Thanks to our guest, Ethan Heisler: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethan-heisler-58b370119/  Calling All Bank Directors is the podcast of the American Association of Bank Directors. AABD has been your advocate since 1989 and our podcast, hosted by AABD President David Baris, is designed to keep you well informed to help protect both you and your bank. Questions? Contact dbaris@aabd.org.

In this episode Scott Becker discusses the recent deal frenzy. The last few days has seen the following announcements: Hard Rock to buy Mirage for $1.9 billion Parthenon to buy Kroll Bond Rating Agency for $900 million Pfizer to acquire Arena Pharma for $6.7 billion Vox Media is seeking to merge with Group Nine

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Jim Nadler, CEO of the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, discusses the profound influence that bond ratings have on shaping social and economic outcomes, how they can contribute to environmental and social responsibility, and why a new approach to bond ratings is urgently necessary.

Today I spoke with Laura Shannon, a Managing Director with Kroll Bond Rating Agency, who leads their monthly subscription CMBS surveillance service – KBRA Credit Profile (KCP). CRE is a non-homogenous asset class that is best analyzed by people - and KCP provides the technology and processes to enable its seasoned staff with tools to deliver monthly commentary and analysis for over 1,100 CMBS transactions. The service, which can be found at kcp.kbra.com, includes color for all top 10 loans as well as KBRA Loans of Concern (K-LOC), which are either in default or imminent risk of default - regardless of whether they appear on servicer watchlists. Information provided by KCP includes detailed loan level analysis, inclusive of valuations, assumptions, timing, and loss projections - with a team that stands behind their work and is available to speak to clients. KCP is a division of KBRA Analytics, an affiliate of Kroll Bond Rating Agency – KCP is not a ratings product. Please visit kcp.kbra.com for more information. Follow CREative Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cre-media Instagram: https://instagram.com/cre_mediagroup Minja Yan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minjayan/ Podcast Audience LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13884501/ Please contact us here: https://www.cre-media.com/contact

In a special episode, we welcome Eric Thompson, Global Head of Structured Finance at Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Chair-Elect of the CRE Finance Council, to discuss the differences between this pandemic and the Great Financial Crisis, rating new CMBS deals, potential structural changes coming out of this crisis, and challenges that come with a high volume of forbearances. Episode Notes: Comparisons to the Great Financial Crisis (1:22) Structural changes coming out of this recession? (3:40) Rating new CMBS issuance during the pandemic (10:59) Resilient property types (15:12) The vibe in New York City (16:43) Challenges with a high volume of forbearances (21:00)

In today’s video version of Fund Finance Friday: Industry Conversations, Tim Hicks, Partner at Cadwalader, provides a market update on the subscription facility sector, and Pramit Sheth, Managing Director at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, gives color on the types of fund finance transactions they are rating and what they are seeing in the market post-COVID. Additionally, Laura Clark, the CEO of the United Way of the Central Carolinas, discusses the tremendous uptick in community needs, what the United Way is doing to try and help our challenged neighbors from both a social justice and covid response perspective, and how we can all contribute and help. Cadwalader’s Mike Mascia hosts. Visit fundfinancefriday.com for more info.

Discussion Lindsay Danas CohenLindsay Danas Cohen: The Vital Lessons We Learn from FailureAbout LindsayOn this episode of My Perfect Failure “The Vital Lessons We Learn from Failure” Paul is Joined by New York based Lindsay Danas Cohen former licensed Attorney of 10 years, formerly with Bloomberg and Kroll Bond Rating Agency and currently Fintech Chief Operating Officer. Lindsay discusses her roller coaster Career and the Vital Lessons she has learned to her advantage. Some of the areas we cover. · Lindsay recalls her challenging Career moments· The benefits of Accepting Our setbacks· A painful Introduction into Authorship · Lindsay describes the steps she has taken to having a more balanced outlook on Failure Some recommendations by LindsayLindsay’s Book recommendations· The Resilience Factor: Karen Reivich· Option B: Sheryl Sandberg Lindsay Podcast Recommendation· Podcast: The Eventual Millionaire: Jaime Masters Lindsay Website Recommendations · Looking to Invest: https://www.ellevest.com/magazine) Article by Lindsay: Moving Forward to Avoid A Career Failure· https://www.themuse.com/advice/moving-forward-how-to-overcome-a-career-failure Please leave a reviewPlease if you can leave a review at https://www.podchaser.com/MyPerfectFailure or the platform of your choice that would be great My Perfect Failure contact me Work with me: paul@myperfectfailure.comMPF Website: http://www.myperfectfailure.com/ Insta: follow: https://www.instagram.com/padsmpf/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/failure_perfect Facebook MPF Private Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/377418129517757/

Lindsey Bell, CFRA Investment Strategist, says that while defensive stocks are performing well, the technology sector is "the best performing sector on a year-to-date basis." Chris Whalen, a former debt rater at Kroll Bond Rating Agency and now Whalen Global Advisors Chairman, has bearishly low expectations for Deutsche Bank's future. David Bloom, HSBC Global Head of FX Strategy, thinks that the power of the U.S. dollar is here to stay. Tom Porcelli, RBC Capital Markets Chief U.S. Economist, argues the economy does not need rate cuts but does need "a Fed that is going to show support." And Paul Sweeney, Bloomberg Radio Anchor, joins us from the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference to preview his upcoming media and tech interviews.  Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Lindsey Bell, CFRA Investment Strategist, says that while defensive stocks are performing well, the technology sector is "the best performing sector on a year-to-date basis." Chris Whalen, a former debt rater at Kroll Bond Rating Agency and now Whalen Global Advisors Chairman, has bearishly low expectations for Deutsche Bank's future. David Bloom, HSBC Global Head of FX Strategy, thinks that the power of the U.S. dollar is here to stay. Tom Porcelli, RBC Capital Markets Chief U.S. Economist, argues the economy does not need rate cuts but does need "a Fed that is going to show support." And Paul Sweeney, Bloomberg Radio Anchor, joins us from the Allen & Company Sun Valley Conference to preview his upcoming media and tech interviews. 

One of the consistently positive trends in marketplace lending over the past several years has been the growth of securitization. Many, if not most, major platforms now have securitization as a key component of their capital markets strategy. Our next guest on the Lend Academy Podcast is someone who has been in the securitization space […] The post Podcast 133: Rosemary Kelley of Kroll Bond Rating Agency appeared first on Lend Academy.

One of the consistently positive trends in marketplace lending over the past several years has been the growth of securitization. Many, if not most, major platforms now have securitization as a key component of their capital markets strategy. Our next guest on the Lend Academy Podcast is someone who has been in the securitization space […] The post Podcast 133: Rosemary Kelley of Kroll Bond Rating Agency appeared first on Lend Academy.

Are you confident about America's future or has your personal financial "recovery" failed to occur?  Is this a time to invest or hold your cash more closely?  Is the American auto industry doomed to die a slow death due to automation and technology? Today Teresa talks with author,consultant, investment banker, and Wall Street insider Christopher Whalen about the future of the American economy.  Christopher Whalen provides investment banking and consulting services to institutional investors and corporate clients around the globe.  By combining an understanding of financial institutions, markets and the world of investment, housing finance and credit analysis, he helps clients to understand the risks and opportunities that exist today and enables them to achieve their future goals. From his website: (https://www.rcwhalen.com) Richard Christopher Whalen is an investment banker and author who lives in New York City. He is Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors LLC and focuses on the financial services, mortgage finance and technology sectors. Christopher is a member of FINRA and is associated with Bradley Woods & Co in New York. From 2014 through 2017, Christopher was Senior Managing Director and Head of Research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, where he was responsible for ratings by the firm’s Financial Institutions and Corporate Ratings Groups. He was a co-founder and principal of Institutional Risk Analytics from 2003 through 2013. Over the past three decades, Chris worked as a writer and financial professional in Washington, New York and London. He has held positions in organizations such as the House Republican Conference Committee, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Bear, Stearns & Co., Prudential Securities, and Carrington Mortgage Holdings. 

Jason Burack of Wall St for Main St interviewed returning guest, investment banker, financial analyst, bond analyst, credit analyst, bank analyst & author, Christopher Whalen http://www.rcwhalen.com/ Chris is considered one of the top bank & credit analysts in the US. Follow Chris on Twitter @rcwhalen https://twitter.com/rcwhalen Chris is also Head of Research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency in New York. https://www.krollbondratings.com/about-us/bios/detail/christopher-whalen Christopher is the author of the 2010 book, Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream, now in its second edition from John Wiley & Sons. Christopher co-authored a book with veteran securities counsel Frederick Feldkamp in 2014 entitled Financial Stability: Fraud, Confidence & the Wealth of Nations published by John Wiley & Sons. His new book project is entitled Ford Men: From Inspiration to Enterprise, a study of Ford Motor Co and the Ford family that spans the history of 20th Century America, starting with the great inventor in the early 1900s and going through to the present day. Available in Q1 2017. Chris' Amazon page of books he has written: https://www.amazon.com/R.-Christopher-Whalen/e/B004F9DITC/ "The real division is not between conservatives and revolutionaries, but between authoritarians and libertarians." -George Orwell Jason starts off the interview by asking Chris if he thinks the Dodd-Frank bank regulations after the 2008 financial crisis have helped fuel a new commercial real estate bubble like Danielle DiMartino Booth has suggested http://dimartinobooth.com/commercial-real-estate-towers-gold-pillars-salt/. Jason and Chris discuss the European banking crisis, Deutsche Bank and also the history of Ford Motor Company and whether Tesla Motors will succeed and become the top automobile company?

Gary Shilling, president and founder of A. Gary Shilling, and Kroll Bond Rating Agency's Chris Whalen, discuss their outlook for the European banking industry. Then, Oppenheimer's Fadel Gheit discusses oil, the OPEC meeting and Donald Trump's possible pick for Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson. Finally, Harm Bandholz, Unicredit's chief U.S. economist, says the Fed will keep the dot forecasts flat. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Guest: Chris Whalen, Sr. Managing Director at Kroll Bond Rating Agency   Summary:   Are our institutions rigged? You’ve certainly heard Donald Trump make that claim, and many others too. Andy examines the banking system, and asks Chris Whalen, author of “Fraud, Stability & the Wealth of Nations,” if banks deserve to be trusted. Find out if your hard-earned money is invested with trustworthy banks, and what you should do today if you have any doubts.   SHOW NOTES:     3:01: Is Wall St. Fraudulent?   10:01: What is Systemic Risk?   14:57: Why are Demographics So Important to Investing?   19:26: What Happens if The Fed Raises Interest Rates?

(Bloomberg) -- Taking Stock with Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox. GUEST: Chris Whalen, Senior Managing Director & Head of Research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, on potential contagion surrounding Deutsche Bank, as shares have fallen 55 per cent in the last year.

(Bloomberg) -- Taking Stock with Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox. GUEST: FED IN FOCUS: Chris Whalen, Senior Managing Director at the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, on mortgage rates, the BOE bond buying shortfall, and the Fed.

Christopher Whalen, senior managing director and head of research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, discusses the sorry state of European banks, the missteps by European Union regulators and the potential ramifications for financial institutions in the U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- Taking Stock with Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox. GUEST: Chris Whalen, Senior Managing Director at the Kroll Bond Rating Agency, on the Fed's stress tests for banks.

Chris Whalen, Senior Managing Director and Head of Research at Kroll Bond Rating Agency, explains why he's bearish on housing, how Washington is failing America, and opportunities he sees with Hedgeye Financials Sector Head Josh Steiner.