Michael Bright

CEO

Michael Bright is the CEO of the Structured Finance Association.

Regulation and compliance

SEC's proposed conflict-of-interest rules include a massive oversight

The proposed rule would make it virtually impossible for lenders to enter into routine hedging transactions.

By Michael Bright

September 12
Regulation and compliance

A flurry of new financial services regulations threatens the economy

This is no time to haphazardly pile financial regulation and additional costs on an American economy that seems otherwise set to avoid the catastrophes predicted just last year.

By Michael Bright

July 20

TRENDING

Commercial lending

NYCB lays out revised strategy while warning of more near-term pain

The embattled Long Island bank unveiled a turnaround plan that involves selling noncore assets and diversifying its commercial loan book. But first, it will need to sort through credit-related challenges in its large commercial real estate portfolio.

By Polo Rocha

May 1
Monetary policy

Fed to start slowing balance sheet wind down in June

During this week's Federal Open Market Committee meeting, officials voted to lower the cap on the amount of Treasury securities that can roll off the central bank's books each month from $60 billion to $25 billion.

By Kyle Campbell

May 1
M&A

Republicans zero in on bank merger policy in new push

House Republicans held a subcommittee hearing on reforming bank merger M&A, laying the groundwork to counter Biden administration efforts to make it more difficult for mergers to be approved.

By Claire Williams

May 1