SEC Issues Sample Letter to Firms on Climate Change Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently gave companies a preview of how it will look at their climate-related disclosures. Specifically, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance released a sample letter detailing the sorts of hard questions and requests the SEC will consider when they conduct a review of a company’s disclosures related to climate change.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 4, 2021

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week lists risks that will likely increase or change because of climate change along with an indication of impacted stakeholders.

MBA Chart of the Week Oct. 4, 2021

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week lists risks that will likely increase or change because of climate change along with an indication of impacted stakeholders.

SEC Issues Sample Letter to Firms on Climate Change Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently gave companies a preview of how it will look at their climate-related disclosures. Specifically, the SEC’s Division of Corporate Finance released a sample letter detailing the sorts of hard questions and requests the SEC will consider when they conduct a review of a company’s disclosures related to climate change.

MBA Advocacy Update Sept. 24, 2021

On Tuesday, House lawmakers passed a continuing resolution along party lines, sending the measure to the Senate for a vote ahead of a Sept. 30 government funding deadline. Meanwhile, MBA led a coalition of associations urging Congress to raise the federal debt limit to avoid roiling financial markets. And MBA’s Research Institute for Housing America released a report that examines climate change’s growing impact on housing and housing finance.

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 16 2021–Aggregate Back Rent Owed

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week zeroes in on households who missed rental payments in June. The chart plots a) the distribution of those households by the number of payments they have missed since the onset of the pandemic; and b) an estimate of the aggregate dollar volume of back rent owed by those households.

MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 16 2021–Aggregate Back Rent Owed

This week’s MBA Chart of the Week zeroes in on households who missed rental payments in June. The chart plots a) the distribution of those households by the number of payments they have missed since the onset of the pandemic; and b) an estimate of the aggregate dollar volume of back rent owed by those households.