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Is private credit a systemic threat to the economy?

The collapse of auto parts supplier First Brands may have triggered losses at US regional banks, but we don’t think private credit represents a threat to the stability of the broader US financial system. Despite claims of a credit boom, US households and businesses have been deleveraging in recent years, continuing the long-established trend that began after the 2008 financial crisis.

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