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PMRs Stay Longer in ‘CCC’ Category
Click here to learn more. PMR issuers within the ‘CCC’ category have a lower average annual upgrade rate, lower average…
Read MorePMR Portfolio Concentrated in Lower Rating Categories
Click here to learn more. The PMR portfolio consists exclusively of ‘B’ category and below issuers as the companies in…
Read MoreFitch U.S. MM CLO Spotlight – May 2024
Click here to learn more. ‘CCC’ Exposure Marginally Up Exposure to assets with Fitch IDRs or credit opinions of ‘CCC+’…
Read MoreFitch U.S. MM CLO Spotlight – May 2024
Click here to learn more. Defaults and Deferring Exposure Flat Twenty-five CLOs had exposure to at least one defaulted or…
Read MoreDefault Rate Rises in Fitch’s US Private Credit Portfolio
Default Rate Rises in Fitch’s U.S. Privately Monitored Corporate Ratings Portfolio Click here to learn more. The default rate for…
Read MoreU.S. BDC Earnings, Credit Headwinds to Persist in 2024
Fitch-rated U.S. business development companies (BDCs) face persistent headwinds in 2024, with rising paid-in-kind (PIK) income and continued markdowns of…
Read MoreFitch’s Private Middle Market Portfolio, Rating Activity
Download FitchRating’s Report here. The default rate in Fitch’s PMR portfolio climbed marginally in 1Q24, reaching 4.1% from 3.7% in…
Read MoreFitch’s Private Middle Market Portfolio, Rating Activity
Download FitchRating’s Report here. Downgrades greatly outweighed upgrades in 1Q24 as high interest rates affected the FCF and financial flexibility…
Read MoreU.S. Business Development Companies – Peer Review 2024
Download FitchRating’s Report here. The chart above shows trends in reported yields on business development companies’ (BDCs) income-producing investments.
Read MoreFitch’s Privately Monitored Middle Market Portfolio Overview, 1Q24
Download FitchRating’s Report here. In the charts above, Fitch presents aggregate data for MM companies, defined as in the area…
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