Biography

Amit Patel is a Senior Mortgage and Structured Finance Analyst at Loomis, Sayles & Company, covering consumer ABS sectors.

Amit joined Loomis Sayles in 2023 and has 12 years of investment industry experience. Previously, he was a private structured finance analyst at Barings, where he focused on structuring, originating, and managing investments in consumer and commercial assets. Prior to this, Amit was traded public securitized credit at Barings with a focus on ABS and CMBS while providing research coverage for FFELP student loan ABS. Earlier in his career, he was a residential mortgage credit securities analyst covering legacy RMBS, jumbo prime 2.0, credit risk transfer and servicer advance ABS at Hartford Investment Management. Amit has also held positions at T. Rowe Price and Deutsche Asset Management.

Amit earned a dual bachelor’s degree in actuarial mathematics and economics from the University of Pittsburgh and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He is a CFAĀ® charterholder.

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Latest Insights by Amit Patel, CFA

Alpha Engine Perspectives The Federal Student Loan Repayment Reckoning: The Consumer ABS Risk Driver Investors May Be Overlooking
June 5, 2025 • 6 min read

The Federal Student Loan Repayment Reckoning: The Consumer ABS Risk Driver Investors May Be Overlooking

Investment Strategist David Rittner and Senior Research Analyst Amit Patel take a look at a key risk factor for structured credit investors:[…]
Mortgage and Structured Finance

About the Mortgage and Structured Finance Team

Investors on the Mortgage and Structured Finance team

Alessandro Pagani, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Head of Mortgage and Structured Finance Team
Steve LaPlante, CFA
Portfolio Manager & Securitized Strategist
Barath Sankaran, CFA
Portfolio Manager
Ian Anderson
Portfolio Manager, Agency MBS Strategist
Jennifer Thomas
Portfolio Manager
Stephen L'Heureux, CFA
Portfolio Manager, Global Commercial Real Estate & CMBS Strategist
Michael Herald
Portfolio Manager, CLO Strategist
SƩbastien AndrƩ
Mortgage and Structured Finance Portfolio Manager, Euro ABS
Alexandre Boulinguez
Mortgage and Structured Finance Portfolio Manager, Euro ABS
Keyur Vyas, PhD
Senior Mortgage & Structured Finance Analyst
Iris Tang, PhD, CFA
Senior Mortgage & Structured Finance Analyst
Vinnie Zhang, CFA
Senior Research Analyst
Don Chaney, CFA
Director of Mortgage & Structured Finance Trading
Ahren Lippman, CFA
Senior Trader
Andre Ashook, CFA
Senior Trader
Carina Wang
Mortgage & Structured Finance Analyst and Trader
Ari Resnick
Investment Director
David Rittner, CFA
Investment Strategist