3Q24 Leveraged Lending Activity Declines Following a Record 1H24
Third quarter leveraged lending activity declined to $297 billion, down 38% quarter-over-quarter, but nearly double the level reported at the same time last year, according…
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Public Comment on Leveraged Loans and CLOs – Good Practices for Consideration
The LSTA submitted comments on the set of good practices for leveraged lending and CLOs (“proposed practices”), which IOSCO is proposing in its Consultation Report.
Outlook: On Credit & Handshakes
Covid-19 was the mother of all stress tests for the leveraged loan market. Fortunately, as the GAO’s report on leveraged lending noted, both loans and…
Leveraged Lending & Systemic Risk: In the GAO’s Own Words
In fall 2019, the General Accountability Office (“GAO”), launched a study into whether leveraged lending posed systemic risks. The timing was remarkable as, just a…
GAO: Leveraged Lending Does Not Pose Threat to Financial Stability
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on Wednesday finding that leveraged loans and CLOs do not pose a threat to financial stability at…
OCC Risk Assessment II: Leveraged Lending
As discussed nearby, while the OCC’s Semiannual Risk Assessment flagged LIBOR cessation as an emergent risk, its tone was balanced on credit risk. First, the…
Leveraged Lending and CLO White Paper
Broadly syndicated loans to non-investment grade U.S. Corporations are widely misunderstood outside of the loan industry. A number of commentators imply that leveraged loans are…
1H19 Market Review: Quieter Loans, Revving Bonds
In the past year, one might have noticed a certain alarmist tone in the press’s coverage of leveraged lending. Commentators have pointed to potential overheating,…
Leveraged Lending: Regs & Stats
The past week has brought two notable research pieces on the state of credit. First, last Friday, saw the release of the Shared National Credit…
On Leveraged Lending: Original Sources
Reports continue to appear about regulators opining on the leveraged loan market. And so, we once again go to the original sources to see what…
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