Structured Finance Association’s Callahan to speak at Auto Finance Summit 2024
The Auto Finance News team is pleased to announce that Elen Callahan, head of research with Structured Finance Association, will join Auto Finance Summit 2024 for a presentation on the state of funding, capital markets and interest margins.
Auto Finance Summit 2024 will take place Oct. 7-9 at Wynn Las Vegas.
View the full event agenda here.
Callahan will speak at the risk management session from 11:40 a.m. to 12:25 p.m. on Oct. 8.
Her presentation will examine:
- Current spreads and cost dynamics in an election year;
- Understanding investor demand and diversification needs — who’s scoring capital; and
- Assessing prime and subprime performance and issuance trends, including the 2022 vintage.
Get to know Callahan
Callahan joined Structured Finance Association in 2019 and is responsible for the company’s research strategy and furthering the mission of general education on the securitization industry, according to her company biography. Previously, she held senior roles with Deutsche Bank from 2003 to 2019, including time spent as head of U.S. Consumer ABS Research.
Callahan’s presentation at the summit comes as auto asset-backed securitization (ABS) volume in 2024 continues to outpace volume reported in 2023. ABS issuance hit $111.7 billion YTD as of Aug. 2, up 32.4% year over year, according to the latest data from JPMorgan Securities. Prime issuance totaled $52.4 billion YTD, up 25.7% compared to YTD 2023, while nonprime issuance increased 40.4% in the same period to $27.1 billion.
Auto Finance Summit, the premier industry event for auto lending and leasing, returns Oct. 7-9 at Wynn Las Vegas. To learn more about the 2024 event and register, visit www.AutoFinanceSummit.com.
