About the Event
KBRA’s Consumer ABS Breakfast Briefing
May 6, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
New York, NY
Join us on May 6th in New York for KBRA’s Consumer ABS Breakfast Briefing, where industry leaders will come together to discuss key market trends shaping the consumer ABS landscape. With macroeconomic uncertainties, regulatory shifts, and consumer credit dynamics impacting the ABS market, this discussion will provide valuable insights into emerging risks and opportunities across asset classes. Our program of experts will provide a deep dive into the state of the market across major consumer sectors.
Discussion Topics
- Autos – Evolving performance trends, residual values, and rising credit union issuance
- Home Improvement – Dimensioning an emerging sector – issuance, product, risk, and performance relative to unsecured consumer.
- Solar – Deep dive on the shifting landscape: leases to loans, performance, and industry health
Where
Ease 1345
1345 6th Ave, New York, New York 10105
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Agenda
8:00 - 8:45 AM EST
Breakfast & Conference Registration
8:45 - 9:00 AM EST
Opening Remarks & Welcome Address
Speakers
Rosemary Kelley, Senior Managing Director, Business Development, KBRA
Van Hesser, Senior Managing Director, Chief Strategist, KBRA
9:00 - 9:45 AM EST
Roadmap for Auto ABS: Credit Performance, Originations & Issuance Outlook
- Residual values – Trends and Tariff effects
- Loan Performance: Prime and Subprime Auto DQ and Extension Trends
- Trends in Originations (i.e. pricing, term, credit)
- Credit Unions and Auto ABS Issuance Expectations
Moderator
Hollie Reddington, Senior Director, KBRA
Panelists
Theresa O'Neill, Managing Director, Bank of America
Pushan Sen Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, First Help Financial
Rahel Avigdor, Managing Director, KBRA
Pushan Sen Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, First Help Financial
Rahel Avigdor, Managing Director, KBRA
Robert Smith, Managing Director, Stifel
9:45 - 10:30 AM EST
Emergence of Home Improvement ABS
- Issuance Trends and Market Conditions
- Product Types & Performance
- Merchant/Installer Performance
- Unique HI Features – Purchase Windows & Promotional Products
- Performance of HI vs Other Consumer Products
Moderator
Jack Kahan, Senior Managing Director, Global Head of ABS & RMBS, KBRA
Panelists
Vishal Elijah, Managing Director, Blackstone
Alex Mladek, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Finance
Alex Mladek, Chief Executive Officer, Foundation Finance
Brendan Keane, Head of Strategic Relations and Capital Markets, GreenSky
Matt Myers, President and CEO, Goal Solutions
Matt Myers, President and CEO, Goal Solutions
Maxim Berger, Senior Director, KBRA
10:30 - 10:45 AM EST
Networking Break
10:45 - 11:30 AM EST
Powering Growth: Key Trends and Drivers in Solar ABS
- Prepayment Speeds and Performance Trends
- Shifting mix of lease vs loan
- Origination Trends (i.e. pricing, term, credit)
- Lender Financial Health and Who Succeeds
- Changing Investor Base
Moderator
Brian Ford, Managing Director, KBRA
Panelists
Noah Cooper, Chief Investment Officer, Head of Capital Solutions Group, Cross River Bank
Kevin Ling, Portfolio Manager, Structured Products, Prosperity
Matt Myers, President and CEO, Goal Solutions
Nick Rogers, Managing Director, ABS Origination, RBC
Melvin Zhou, Managing Director, KBRA
KBRA Speakers
Rahel Avigdor
Managing Director
ABS Consumer
KBRA
Maxim Berger
Senior Director
ABS Consumer
KBRA
Brian Ford
Managing Director
Ratings General
KBRA
Van Hesser
Senior Managing Director
Chief Strategist
KBRA
Jack Kahan
Senior Managing Director
Global Head of ABS & RMBS
KBRA
Rosemary Kelley
Senior Managing Director
Business Development
KBRA
Hollie Reddington
Senior Director
ABS Consumer
KBRA
Melvin Zhou
Managing Director
ABS Consumer
KBRA
KBRA Business Development
KBRA’s Consumer ABS Breakfast Briefing
May 6, 2025 |New York, NY
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