Structured Finance Solutions for Issuers

Moody’s Analytics Securitization solutions support the full spectrum of structured finance requirements and enables operational efficiency, reduces risk, improves deal execution and reduces program costs.

Our structured finance expertise and award-winning platforms provide an unparalleled feature set to address the administrative, operational and analytical objectives of our customer base; while also providing interoperability to disintermediate and modernize the antiquated information exchange and reporting procedures in the structured finance industry.

Gain operational efficiencies and reduce costs

Deliver domain specific data analytics capabilities allow business users to run the complex analyses required in the structured/asset-based funding market without programming, excel, involving IT or learning difficult to use “generalist” business intelligence tools

Incorporate collateral management capabilities which transform asset based-information produced by your host systems to asset-backed information required by your investors

Reduce time to market by automating the manually intensive, highly iterative, process of trying to select pools and stay in compliance across your different funding vehicles

Automate the warehouse monitoring process including critical borrowing base information

Reduce the costs associated with managing structured funding programs by both enabling business users to “self-serve” and automating typical manual processes

Leverage new open source technologies which significantly reduce the hardware required as compared to typical client-server applications

Can utilize the cloud for hosting thereby reducing traditional IT infrastructure cost

Automate processes to mitigate risk of errors

Limit the risk of traditional spreadsheet processes which tend to be “owned” by key individuals

Enable business user capabilities in a controlled, auditable platform

Help ensure that pertinent information provided to decision makers is easily understood, accurate and less subject to manual entry errors

Do not require organizations to replace their existing structured funding systems; but rather pick up where they leave off and provide the business with the ability to leverage existing functionality while improving areas not currently supported

Improve deal execution

Incorporate powerful funding algorithms limits, covenants, compliance and constraints for all sources of funding and solve for the best mix of funding

Allow users to maximize funding providing companies greater leverage and borrowing power

Domain specific tools improve business user visibility into collateral and facilitate better funding decisions

Automate the preparation of critical information required by ratings agencies, investment banks, investors and other third parties

Featured Experts

Carolina Brandao-Nobili

Carolina has 10 years of experience and a client-oriented profile. In her current role within the Structured Solutions team, Carolina is responsible for the implementation process of Moody’s Analytics issuer side automated tools, making the link between technology and the clients’ business objectives. With a vast international exposure, Carolina has also worked in European and Latin American financial institutions issuing and managing securitization deals and other structured products.

Rich Colden

Richard is responsible for providing consultative services to issuers in the structured finance industry that use Moody’s Analytics automated tools. Prior to joining Moody’s Analytics, Richard managed the securitization reporting and trust administration functions for Access Group, Inc., as well as worked on funding strategies. In addition, Richard has 25 plus years of financial and treasury experience with Citigroup, Bank of America, and Prudential Financial, working in various structured finance, risk management, and financial reporting roles.

Steve Goodfriend

Steve Goodfriend is a seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience delivering securitization platforms to the structured finance market. As part of Moody’s Analytics, Steve has collaborated with more than 40 organizations from first-time issuers to global players. He has a broad range of expertise across multiple asset classes including auto loans, auto leases, dealer floor plans, credit cards, residential mortgages in the US, UK and Australia, REITs, equipment leases, student loans, and more.. Steve studied economics at the University of Vermont and later obtained his MBA with a concentration in corporate finance from the Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College.