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Kayla Webster

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Kayla Webster is an associate editor of Employee Benefit News and Employee Benefit Adviser.

Coronavirus

Pulse of the U.S. workforce: Employers blindsided by coronavirus

Businesses are struggling to adapt to remote work, according to a new survey by Arizent, the parent company of Employee Benefit News.

By Kayla Webster

March 30
Financial wellness

Stuck at home? Quarantine is a good time to rethink financial wellness benefits

A financial planning expert from a Goldman Sachs team weighs in on choosing benefits, and communicating those concepts during COVID-19.

By Kayla Webster

March 24

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Consumer lending

Upgrade Receivables raises $299 million on unsecured consumer loans

Initially, the notes benefit from a reserve fund that equals 0.50% of the pool balance; overcollateralization, which represents 10.60% of the pool balance; and subordination.

By Donna M. Mitchell

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Securitization

Volkswagen raises at least $1.3 billion in auto ABS

Some recent performance deterioration in Volkswagen's managed portfolio vintages and securitization pools helped account for the increase in expected CNL losses.

By Donna M. Mitchell

November 21
Credit scores

CFPB's Chopra: AI can be the key to fairer credit scoring

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra said the FICO credit-scoring model has drawbacks in price, predictiveness and market competition, and stakeholders should develop a more open-sourced model that uses artificial intelligence.

By John Heltman

November 21