There’s apparently nothing like a pandemic to get the federal government moving on issues surrounding student loans, the second largest segment of consumer debt behind mortgage loans. At this time, only borrowers under federal loans are seeing relief. Private lenders have not reported any sweeping plans, leaving individuals with private student loans to reach out to their servicers for help.
Distance – the space between – defines our present in so many respects, but that’s not what will lead to success in any market. We have distance from each other, distance from our normal life of just days ago and distance from a future without COVID-19. But that distance has underscored the interconnection of people and markets and their actions like nothing has before. Sure, we knew we were all...
As history bears out, "honest disagreement is often a good sign of progress." We’ll take it as a positive sign then that, when taking the pulse of the subprime auto market lately, the discourse surrounding risk levels is becoming more fact-based than we’ve seen in the past.
It’s only fitting that privacy can be a hidden issue.
Recent reports of Australian investors "facing tough questions" over their failure to back climate change resolutions in 2019 highlights increased scrutiny surrounding corporations’ policies on climate change, especially amidst the devastating wildfires that swept through the country earlier this year. The same questions are now being asked globally of borrowers by lenders and investors about...
New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act (CMA), touted as the city’s Green New Deal, is set to have a significant impact on the famous skyline. Property owners should now begin to familiarize themselves with the requirements and choose their optimal funding solutions. In many cases, the solution will be commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) financing, which allows energy-saving...
Before you put your money at risk in a Vegas casino, you’d want to know if the dealer was using hidden tactics to rig the game. The same should be said for prudent auto lending and investing – market participants should want to know that the auto dealer hasn’t rigged the game by deceiving the purchaser in ways that make default more likely. Yet, recent government investigations and private...
