Moody's Analytics & Raymond James in Conversation: U.S. Autos, Growth…If You Can Find a Car
Join us on Wednesday, November 3rd for the next event in our fall updates for our webinar series: Moody’s Analytics & Raymond James in Conversation where we will discuss the outlook for U.S. Autos and its impact on banks, credit unions, non-banks, and auto finance.
Join us on Wednesday, November 3rd for the next event in our fall updates for our webinar series: Moody’s Analytics & Raymond James in Conversation where we will discuss the outlook for U.S. Autos and its impact on banks, credit unions, non-banks, and auto finance.
This webinar will provide expert insight and trend analysis into the poster child for supply chain disruption. Join our panel: Michael Brisson, Senior Economist, Moody’s Analytics, Robby Holditch, Director, Moody’s Analytics, and John Toohig, Head of Whole Loan Trading, Raymond James, as they discuss their outlook for autos.
The presentation will begin with prepared remarks on the U.S. auto market by Michael, followed by a fireside discussion between the presenter and the two moderators. We hope you can join us.
Questions? Please email us at ma-webinars@moodys.com.
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SpeakersMichael Brisson Head of US Autos Economics Moody's
Robby Holditch Senior Director - Solutions Specialist Moody's Analytics
John Toohig Head of Whole Loan Trading Raymond James
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Michael Brisson is a senior economist and associate director at Moody's. He is the lead auto economist working as a member of the Economic Research group in West Chester PA. Mike works at developing new, empirically driven auto-related products and services. Prior to leading the Moody’s Analytics auto research team, Mike built loan and vintage-level CECL, CCAR, and stress-testing models of consumer loan performance as a member of the Business Analytics group at Moody's Analytics. Additionally, Mike has spent time developing econometric models used by U.S. states and local governments for tax/revenue projections. Mike holds a PhD in applied economics from Northeastern University.
Robby is a Moody’s Analytics community banking specialist and Subject Matter Expert in CECL. He is responsible for providing accounting expertise across solutions, products and services offered by Moody’s Analytics in the Americas. Robby has 15 years of experience in M&A, US federal tax and SALT, financial reporting with 8 plus years of community banking and regional banking experience.
John Toohig is a Managing Director at Raymond James, a Board Member and President of Raymond James Mortgage Company, Inc and Head of the Whole Loan Group.
John joined Raymond James (formerly Morgan Keegan) in September of 2006. As manager of the Whole Loan Group, John’s primary responsibilities include day-to-day trading of whole loan packages, portfolio analysis, transaction management and the structuring of whole loan, participation and various structured products. John’s product focus encompasses both seasoned and new production: residential mortgages (both QM and Non-QM), commercial mortgages, consumer lending, fintech lending, scratch and dent loans, and non-performing assets. Prior to joining the Whole Loan group at Raymond James, John was a part of the firm’s Taxable Banking platform where he was responsible for corporate debt transactions, trust preferred securities, sale leaseback transactions and ABS transactions.
Beyond his daily trading responsibilities, John is a regular speaker and content creator for various lending-related conferences and publications. He has presented at most of the major lending conferences including MBA National Secondary, SFIG Vegas / ABS West, CUNA Lending and more, and his commentary has also been featured in publications such as the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, HousingWire and DebtWire. In 2020, John contributed a chapter to “The CECL Handbook A Practitioner’s Guide” entitled “Data Collision: Efficient Lending Under CECL” which dives deep into the impact of the new accounting regulation’s impact on lending. John has created an active following on LinkedIn with regular posts and articles surrounding community lending, providing both lenders and investors with timely commentary on current trends and happenings in the primary and secondary loan markets. In addition, he showcases new lending products, technology, and credit tools as the market constantly evolves.
Mr. Toohig received his undergraduate degree from the Houghton College and his MBA from the University of Mississippi with a focus in finance and IT. John has his Series 7, 24 and Series 63 licenses. His community involvement includes currently serving as Member of the Board of Trustees for St. Agnes Academy / St. Dominic School. He is also a former chairman for both the Lafayette and DeSoto county American Cancer Society Relay for Life events and the former president of the Ole Miss MBA Alumni Board. John resides in Memphis, TN with his wife Sha, and his two daughters, Helen Grace and Cressey, while he works in Raymond James’ east Memphis branch.