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Recurring Revenue Loan Metrics Dashboard: Q3 2025
KBRA continues to track and present several key metrics in a dashboard format, sourced from quarterly collateral loan tapes provided by the issuers of KBRA-rated recurring revenue loan (RRL) asset-backed securities (ABS).
Expanding Use of Ratings in Private Credit
KBRA has over 1,000 ratings of transactions and issuers within the private capital universe and has worked with over 100 sponsors.



Performed 3,500+ underlying credit assessments on middle market sponsor-backed companies through TTM 3Q25
Latest Private Credit Research
Recurring Revenue Loan Metrics Dashboard: Q3 2025
KBRA continues to track and present several key metrics in a dashboard format, sourced from quarterly collateral loan tapes provided by the issuers of KBRA-rated recurring revenue loan (RRL) asset-backed securities (ABS).
Business Development Company (BDC) Ratings Compendium: Third-Quarter 2025 and 2026 Outlook
KBRA releases its Business Development Company Ratings Compendium, which looks at results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, and 2026 Outlook.
Q3 2025 Middle Market Borrower Surveillance Compendium: Defaults Will Rise
KBRA releases its Q3 2025 Middle Market Borrower Surveillance Compendium, providing insights into credit quality across KBRA’s portfolio of rated direct lending transactions.
2026 Structured Credit Sector Outlook: Record Issuance in a Maturing Credit Environment
KBRA releases its 2026 Structured Credit Sector Outlook, which provides market and performance themes as of year-to-date (YTD) 2025, as well as issuance volume and forecasts for 2026, collateral performance trends, and rating surveillance outcomes.
Private Credit Connect: East—2025 Conference Recap
KBRA's recap of the Private Credit Connect: East conference, held on October 20 at the Eden Roc Hotel in Miami. With up to 720 attendees, the conference reflected the changing tide in the private credit landscape, where direct lenders shared stages and meeting rooms with asset-based financiers and fund finance professionals.
Structured Credit Trend Watch: Navigating the Crosscurrents
KBRA analyzes 2025 structured credit trends, highlighting strong CLO issuance despite macro volatility, with $184B in new volume by August and renewed summer momentum.
Webinars & Podcasts
3 Things in Credit: Spread Wideners, Private Credit Color, 2026 Risks
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3 Things: Coming Tailwinds, Fed Drama, and Private Credit Data Update
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3 Things in Credit: Home Depot’s Warning, Private Credit Growth, AI Bubble and Credit
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3 Things in Credit: Private Credit Color, Reduced Uncertainty, and Consumer Belt Tightening
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