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Get an inside look at the world of securitization with Fitch Ratings’ Structured Finance in Focus podcast series – join our expert analysts each month for the insights you need to navigate the latest developments across CLOs, ABS, CMBS, RMBS and more.
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Structured Finance in Focus is hosted by Fitch Ratings. The show has published 30 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Alternative Credit Scores and Private-Label RMBS" (25 August 2026, 9 minutes), "Introducing Standalone Criteria for Oil & Gas" (31 July 2026, 9 minutes), and "North American SASB CMBS Market Spotlight: Analytical Rigor and Selectivity Matter" (4 June 2026, 10 minutes).
Structured Finance in Focus publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 9 minutes across 30 episodes.
Booking probability for Structured Finance in Focus is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Structured Finance in Focus requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Structured Finance in Focus's contact route on record: verified email.
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Fitch Ratings hosts Structured Finance in Focus, a business show with 30 episodes published.
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Episode #30
Kevin Kendra, Managing Director, and Ryan O’Loughlin, Senior Director, discuss alternative credit scores, implications for private-label RMBS, modeling challenges, lender choice, disclosure, and Fitch’s evolving...
Episode #29
Margaret Rowe, Managing Director and Yury Issaev, Director review Fitch’s proposed Oil & Gas Securitization Rating Criteria, including increased transparency in analytical approach and scope expansion into midstream...
Episode #28
<p>Join Melissa Che, Head of CMBS Research, with Senior Directors Adam Ott and Brook Sutherland, for a focused look at the SASB CMBS market, covering issuance trends, Fitch’s selective, disciplined analytical approach...
Episode #27
<p>Kevin Kendra, Managing Director and Head of North American RMBS, joins Susan Hosterman, Senior Director, and Peter Stavropoulos, Director, to discuss mortgage underwriting trends and Fitch’s new U.S. RMBS reports.</p>
Episode #26
<p>There’s a lot going on! Ben McCarthy and Tracy Wan unpack what’s driving structured finance in APAC, from geopolitics and oil prices to credit performance, fraud risks, and digital infrastructure.</p>
Episode #25
<p>Join RMBS heads Kevin Kendra, Alessandro Pighi, and Ben McCarthy as they discuss the Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook for 2026, covering home price growth, performance risks, and key market trends.</p>
Episode #24
<p>Robert Vrchota, Head of North American CMBS, and Adam Ott, Senior Director, discuss CMBS issuance activity, data center financing, conduit market trends, and Fitch’s 2026 outlook and projections.</p><p><br></p>
Episode #23
<p>Cosme de Montpellier, Senior Director, and Natasha Guerer, Director, discuss the updates in Fitch’s latest covered bonds rating criteria.</p>
Episode #22
<p>Rui Pereira, Global Group Head, Structured Finance, and Eric Rothfeld, Managing Director – Head of North American CMBS New Issue Ratings, discuss data center securitizations and Fitch Ratings’ approach to this...
Episode #21
<p>Join our analysts, Susanne Albers and Will Rossiter, as they explore Fitch's framework for evaluating physical climate risks in structured finance and covered bonds, highlighting key principles and the potential...
Episode #20
<p>Join Drew Smith, Cristina Pagani, and Vincent Dobbelaar from the EMEA RMBS analytical team as they provide insights on the UK and Dutch mortgage market, including trends and forecasts for both current mortgage...
Episode #19
<p>Rui Pereira, Global Head of Structured Finance, and Managing Directors Dan Chambers and Eric Rothfeld explore data center securitization, analyzing Fitch's paper on assumptions, debt structures, and global criteria...
Episode #18
<p>Ben McCarthy and Natasha Vojvodic of APAC Structured Finance discuss the outlook for the Australian and New Zealand markets in 2025, looking at issuances, credit trends, property prices, and the evolving RMBS...
Episode #17
<p>Join Haider Sarwar, Senior Director, and Brad Kellman, Associate Director, on the EMEA RMBS Analytical team as they discuss persistent challenges in the UKN mortgage sector, including high arrears, repossession...
Episode #16
<p>Join Kevin Kendra, Head of North America RMBS, Alessandro Pighi, Head of EMEA RMBS & Ben McCarthy, Head of APAC SF, as they discuss the Global Housing and Mortgage Outlook for 2025. Explore home price growth...
Episode #15
<p>Join Ben McCarthy as Natasha Vojvodic and Chris Stankovski from the APAC Structured Finance (SF) analytical team discuss key 2024 Australian SF trends, the impacts of falling interest rates, investor insights, and...
Episode #14
<p>Join ABS experts Ian Rasmussen, Harry Kohl and Mike Girard as they walk through Fitch’s latest unemployment expectations for 2025 and what to watch in consumer ABS.</p>
Episode #13
<p>Ben McCarthy, Head of APAC Structured Finance, and Tracy Wan, Senior Director, discuss 2024's key themes in Asia-Pacific structured finance, including issuance growth, credit performance in China and Australia, and...
Episode #12
<p>Join Global Cross Sector leaders, Managing Director Greg Kabance and Director Kevin Lopez, as they discuss recent oil and gas PDP securitizations and updates on Fitch's criteria for asset concentration and...
Episode #11
<p>Join ABS analysts Markus Papenroth, Head of European ABS, and Tom Deacon, Director, for a discussion on the latest trends in consumer and auto finance.</p>
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