Pathways Issue No. 45

The June 2023 issue of Pathways is now available! In this month’s issue, David Oh highlights the myriad ways PolyPaths’ BGM interest rate process can be configured to model the dynamics of the yield curve under any rate paradigm be it SOFR, Treasury, yield curve inversions, or low interest rate environment. To access the newsletter please click here.

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ALM Unlocking Additional Data Webinar Recording Now Available

PolyPaths ALM supports customer-specific additional data accounts which can be utilized in creating inputs to a forecast, connecting inputs to targets, building metrics like LCR (Liquidity Coverage Ratio), storing intermediate/final results, or embedding spreadsheets used outside of ALM. Clients can now watch our webinar here to learn more.

BGM Finding Skew May 2023 Update

We are pleased to announce the latest Finding Skew update for May 2023 is now available. A historical regression approach can be used to imply a market skew over a time series of pre-selected benchmark European swaption volatilities. Our paper outlines a process to estimate skew and applies this process to estimate recent skew patterns in both the CEV and Displaced Diffusion BGM model extensions based on recent 2023 market data. Reach out to us at support@polypaths.com to obtain a copy!

Pathways Issue No. 44

The May 2023 issue of Pathways is now available! In this month’s issue, Aaron Leclair provides a comprehensive introduction to PolyPaths Interest Rate Lock Commitment (IRLC) framework. The IRLC is modelled on top of the existing mortgage, pull-through rates may be specified based on loan status and borrower characteristics, with betas determining the sensitivities of those assumptions to rate changes. To access the newsletter please click here.

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PolyPaths SOFR Reference Guide

With LIBOR cessation around the corner, PolyPaths is excited and prepared for the transition to SOFR. Our latest release, version 7.13 includes several enhancements that support SOFR valuation as well as LIBOR cessation. We have put together a quick SOFR cheat sheet highlighting all of our transition support and readiness. In here, you will find descriptions of any updates made by PolyPaths that users can also leverage to seamlessly integrate SOFR into their workflow moving forward. Please e-mail us at support@polypaths.com to obtain this document.

Pathways Issue No. 43

The April 2023 issue of Pathways is now available! In this month’s issue, Anthony Schrader explores our support of auto loans and leases and their securitizations both for valuation and for risk. Leveraging our integration with vendor partner behavioral models, borrower and vehicle characteristics together with origination, benchmark Treasury and unemployment rates drive PolyPaths’ cash flow forecast both in the base case and your ‘what-if’ scenarios. To access the newsletter please click here.

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PolyPaths Enterprise Version 7.13 Highlights Webinar Recording Now Available

As a companion to our recent AppPort and ALM version 7.13 feature webinars, this webinar highlights the latest enhancements to our database product, PolyPaths Enterprise. Version 7.13 Enterprise includes a plethora of reporting enhancements such as the ability to store time series BGM calibration reports directly in the Enterprise database using a new Enterprise job as well as several improvements to our existing High Performance Scenario Calculation reporting. Clients can watch the webinar here.