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Direct lending defaults are projected to hit 8%, nearly triple the historical average. Private credit just posted its first-ever quarterly outflow. Credit markets are pointing at the buffers and calling it fine. The buffers aren't the whole story.
By Sadie Park · 3 min read
Blue Owl got downgraded. Blackstone capped withdrawals. JPMorgan marked down loan values. Private credit is having a rough April, and if you're a retirement saver, you need to know what that actually means for you.
By Sadie Park · 3 min read
Private credit funds are gating redemptions at a 5.2% default rate, before the real stress has even arrived. With software concentration at 30%, insurer allocations up to 25%, and regulators probing ratings inflation across three continents, the system looks like it mispriced risk at scale.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read
Fitch's 9.2% default rate across middle-market private credit firms is the number investors keep citing without understanding what it actually selects for. The difference between a fund you should hold and one you should exit comes down to a single EBITDA threshold most managers are not volunteering.
By Marcus Cole · 3 min read
BlackRock gated $1.2 billion in withdrawal requests from a fund any investor with $70,000 in income could access. The numbers on HLEND's gate are not alarming because of their size. They are alarming because of what they reveal about who was sold the fund.
By Marcus Cole · 3 min read
Secondary market bids for private credit funds are landing at 65 cents on the dollar. Institutional investors are leaving in record numbers. And an executive order is opening your 401(k) to fill the gap they leave behind.
By Ray Vega · 3 min read
