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A Look Through the Innovation Microscope and Insights into Credit Risk Trends

11:30 AM - Tuesday, September 24
Whistler Blackcomb Ballroom

Recent economic and societal shifts caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, housing trend shifts, and interest rate shocks have profoundly impacted the Canadian lending ecosystem making innovation, domain expertise, and explainability in credit risk scoring crucial. In this joint presentation between FICO and Canada Guaranty, we’ll share insights discovered in the FICO® Scores Innovation Lab leveraging recent Canadian credit risk data to show how macro-level systematic changes such as mortgage rate resets impact credit scores, risk, and resiliency of different consumer segments. We’ll also highlight the FICO Score team’s philosophy on complexity in model design vis-a-vis model explainability and transparency.

Speakers

Tommy Lee

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Tommy Lee
Senior Director, FICO

Tommy Lee is a Senior Director and has been with FICO since 2003. In his current role in the Analytics and Scores Development team, Mr. Lee is an analytic reviewer for FICO® Score model developments in the U.S. and internationally. Tommy’s recent accomplishments include playing an integral part in the research, design, and development of FICO® Score 10 & FICO Resilience Index. Mr. Lee holds a B.S. in Business Administration and a B.A. in Statistics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Randal Slavens

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Randal Slavens
Vice President, Adjudication Strategy & Model Risk Management, Canada Guaranty

Randal Slavens joined Canada Guaranty in 2013 and is currently Vice President, Risk Management & Adjudication Strategy, where he is responsible for optimizing and managing all facets of the adjudication process. Prior to joining Canada Guaranty, Randal spent more than 10 years at TD Bank where he worked in a variety of roles including Risk Management, Real Estate Secured Lending and Treasury & Balance Sheet Management. Randal holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management, a Master’s in International Affairs from Carleton University and a certification in Financial Risk Management.