October 17, 2024MFA Report
White paper: Private credit data is readily available and fit for purpose
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White paper: Private credit data is readily available and fit for purpose
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Private credit direct lending plays a critical role in the American economy by providing financing for companies to invest, expand, and innovate.
Private lending markets are not opaque. Data are readily available to federal and state regulators through public information filings, private submissions to regulators, and commercial data sets.
The array of data sources available are a result of a regulatory framework tailored to effectively monitor the diverse private credit direct lending industry.
A new white paper published by MFA highlights the myriad of ways in which private credit direct lending data are readily available to federal and state regulators. The white paper, “Private credit data: Readily available and fit for purpose,” catalogues the specific types of private credit direct lending data that are accessible to regulators through public filings, regulatory filings, and commercial datasets.
This research dispels the misconception that private credit direct lending data are “opaque.” Instead, it demonstrates that the data available are a result of private credit’s regulatory framework which is fit for purpose for the diverse industry it is designed to monitor.
Public information filings, and private submissions that are available to regulators:
