Mayra Rodriguez Valladares
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Financial Stability Oversight Council Is Missing an Opportunity to Enhance Preparedness and Response to Financial Stability Risks
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
In analyzing the leveraged lending and Collateralized Loan Obligation (CLO) markets, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found there are more …

Thanks To Bank Regulations And Central Bank Actions, Banks Have Been Resilient Enough To Lend
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
Despite the severity of the coronavirus crisis, which in many ways has been far worse than the 2007-2009 global financial …

Covenant-Lite Leveraged Loans Will Soon Pit Creditors Against Loan Investors
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
I have been very concerned about loose loan covenants and poor underwriting standards for decades. Why? Because every time that …

Credit Analysis Frameworks Should Be Changed To Incorporate Covid-19 Uncertainties And Risks
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
The severity and uncertainty surrounding Covid-19 globally should compel any credit professional to change existing corporate credit risk management frameworks. …
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Leveraged Loan Borrowers Are Requesting Covenant Relief At An Extraordinary Pace
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
Leveraged corporate borrowers are worried about their liquidity given that there seems to be no end in sight to the …
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Over Half Of Rated Company Defaulters Are Owned By Private Equity Firms
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
In the last twelve months, I have written numerous articles about private equity firms and about how they excessively use …
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Bank Reform Benefits Significantly Outweigh Costs
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
A more stable financial system benefits all of society, and even with additional bank regulations, does not hurt the real …
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Corporate Defaults This Year Are Likely To Surpass The Mountain Of Great Recession Defaults
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
Increasing evidence from credit markets is showing, that as I wrote in March, this recession will be worse than the …
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Syndicated Leveraged Loan Covenant Quality Is At Record Weakness
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
The quality of syndicated leveraged loan covenants deteriorated to a record low the last quarter of 2019. Leveraged loans are …
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A More Balanced Regulatory Framework Is Needed to Achieve a Level Playing Field for Banks, BigTech, and FinTech
By Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, MRV Associates
Originally published in Forbes
Better regulations are urgently needed to achieve a level playing field for banks, financial technology companies (FinTech) and big technology …
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