The significant rise in low investment-grade U.S. corporate debt may not equate to greater fallen angel risk in the next downturn, according to Fitch Ratings. Some of the rise is due to M&A accompanied by EBITDA growth and some is attributed to...
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January 29, 2019, 09:00 AM
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Federal banking agencies find that risk in the portfolio of large syndicated bank loans has declined, due to improving conditions in most sectors. Despite the improvement, the dollar volume of loans rated below “pass,” as a percentage of total loans...
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January 28, 2019, 07:51 AM
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Credit risks across many sectors are rising with a looming cyclical deterioration in credit conditions and global debt at near-record levels, says Fitch Ratings. However, the macroeconomic conditions and the sector breakdown of leverage in developed...
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January 11, 2019, 09:00 AM
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The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday approved a rule to prevent concentrations of risk between large banking organizations and their counterparties from undermining financial stability. As demonstrated during the financial crisis, excessive exposure...
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June 18, 2018, 08:01 AM
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Competitive pressures from banks and nonbanks are contributing to easing in underwriting, increasing the risk that sound pricing structures and practices may be compromised, according to a new report from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...
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May 29, 2018, 09:00 AM
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An annual Capital One survey found that asset-backed security (ABS) professionals continue to anticipate major interest in buy-side asset-backed securities in 2018. The survey, conducted at SFIG Vegas 2018—a conference that assembles professionals...
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March 22, 2018, 07:17 AM
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A survey of current trends in U.S. middle market lending revealed substantial and growing concern about the higher amounts of debt leverage carried by middle market companies heading into 2018, and found that less restrictive loan documents are a...
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January 10, 2018, 07:27 AM
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Ghosts and goblins bedeviled the numbers for October as what looked like an upward trend stalled out after only two months. The Credit Managers’ Index (CMI) from NACM registered a decrease for the month, coming in at 55.5, one point below the score...
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November 01, 2017, 07:30 AM
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Risk in the portfolio of large syndicated bank loans declined slightly but remains elevated, according to the Shared National Credit (SNC) Program Review released by the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the...
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August 04, 2017, 07:42 AM
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White Oak Global Advisors announced that it has expanded the company’s leadership team and welcomes Kenneth Wendler as Partner, Chief Credit Officer and Member of the Investment Committee. Wendler was most recently Chief Credit Officer for the...
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May 05, 2017, 07:24 AM
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