“We’ve had a credit market bull market now for the better part of since 2010.
If we ever have a downturn, you’re going to see quite a few more credit issues,” Dimon added.
“We read the same headlines that you do about private credit bankruptcies, but those exposures are actually in syndicated bank loan and CLO markets – they’re not with large private credit managers and direct lending books,” he added, referring to collateralized loan obligations.
Citigroup’s finance chief Mark Mason said the bank sees no particular distress signs in corporate credit, and has no exposure to the recent bankruptcies.
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Notwithstanding bankruptcies, the BlackRock CFO believes that credit quality is strong.
Reuters, New York, Oct. 14: The bankruptcies of U. S. . JPMorgan Chase stated that it re-examined its controls after discovering that it was exposed, but banks generally stated that U.S. auto parts supplier First Brands and auto dealership Tricolor have caused soul-searching on Wall Street. S. . The quality of borrowers’ credit is strong.
During investor calls after earnings, senior executives at the biggest U.S. S. . Despite investor concerns about a wider ripple effect slowing down the rapidly expanding global corporate credit market, banks and financial institutions such as Citigroup, Wells Fargo, and BlackRock reported that credit investing activity has been robust.
Some parts of Wall Street’s multitrillion-dollar credit apparatus have been impacted by the September twin collapses of First Brands and Tricolor. These events also prompted some debt investors to reduce their exposure to specific industries due to worries about consumer and auto lending’s vulnerability.
“When you see one cockroach, there are probably more, so everyone should be forewarned of this one,” Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, stated during a Tuesday analyst call following the company’s earnings. “The first brands I would place in the same category are followed by a few others I’ve seen and placed in related categories. We constantly consider these factors and acknowledge that we are fallible human beings. “..”.
Since 2010, we have been experiencing a bull market in the credit market. dot. There may be excess out there as a result of these early indicators. A lot more credit problems will arise if we ever experience a downturn,” Dimon continued.
In relation to the Tricolor bankruptcy, JPMorgan wrote off $170 million in the third quarter and stated that it is reevaluating its controls. Dimon called the bank’s exposure “not our finest moment.”. “,”.
In order to ensure that it doesn’t happen from here, Dimon stated, “When something like that happens, you can assume that we scour every issue, every universe, and everything about how it could be taking place.”. These things are unavoidable, but the discipline is to approach them objectively and go over each and every detail, which you can imagine we’ve already done. “..”.
Investigations into fund managers’ potential exposure to troubled borrowers were spurred by the bankruptcies. A few major Wall Street banks, such as Jefferies.
A creditor of First Brands has asserted that up to $2.33 billion “simply vanished” from the bankrupt U.S. A. supplier of auto parts, which the US is investigating. A. justice department.
“Borrowers’ credit quality is generally high, according to the teams.”. Martin Small, chief financial officer at BlackRock, stated that default rates have been falling even in syndicated loan markets.
“Those exposures are actually in syndicated bank loan and CLO markets – they’re not with large private credit managers and direct lending books,” he continued, referring to collateralized loan obligations even though “we read the same headlines that you do about private credit bankruptcies.”.
“The documented instances appear more like peculiar stressors. The stresses on consumer credit and asset-based finance don’t appear to be widespread. “,”.
Reuters has previously reported that BlackRock asked to redeem some of the money it had invested in a Jefferies fund that is exposed to First Brands’ debt earlier in October.
“The bank does not see any particular distress signs in corporate credit and has no exposure to the recent bankruptcies,” said Mark Mason, finance chief at Citigroup.
“Given the recent wave of bankruptcies, frauds, and the like, I understand the wider concern regarding private credit and names. Mason stated, “We are not directly or indirectly exposed to any of the things you have been reading about.
Denis Coleman, CFO at Goldman Sachs, stated that the bank performs thorough due diligence on deals up front and maintains a consistent set of underwriting standards.
“The underlying collateral is subject to continuous monitoring and reporting. Goldman is not exposed to the debt held by First Brands and Tricolor, Coleman stated, adding, “We manage the granularity of our portfolio within our own internally set diversification and concentration limits.”.
In New York, Nupur Anand, Tatiana Bautzer, Saeed Azhar, and Lananh Nguyen reported; in Bengaluru, Manya Saini and Ateev Bhandari did the same; Megan Davies, Anirban Sen, and Richard Chang edited.
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Anand, Nupur, is a U. A. banking correspondent in New York for Reuters. She focuses on regional banks, JPMorgan Chase, and Wells Fargo. For over ten years, Anand covered banking and finance in India, documenting the demise of large lenders as well as the unrest at digital banks and cryptocurrencies. Delhi University awarded her a degree in English literature, and the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media in Bangalore awarded her a postgraduate diploma in journalism. In addition, Anand has won awards for his fiction.
U stands for Tatiana Bautzer. S. . banking correspondent in New York for Reuters. In the past, she reported on bankruptcies, IPOs, and deals by large international corporations while covering banks in Brazil. She has also investigated business disputes between billionaires and corruption scandals at Brazilian conglomerates. Before joining Reuters in 2015, Bautzer was employed by newspapers Valor Economico and O Estado de S. Paulo, as well as business magazines Exame and Istoe Dinheiro. She was Valor Economico’s international correspondent in Washington, D.C., before that. encompassing trade and multilateral organizations. Bautzer receives a B. 1. graduated from the University of Sao Paulo with a degree in journalism and an MBA.
Manya covers high-profile publicly traded U.S. S. financial institutions, such as the largest banks, card issuers, asset managers, and fintechs on Wall Street. She also discusses initial public offerings on the U.S. market and late-stage venture capital funding. A. exchanges, as well as changes to regulations in the cryptocurrency sector. The Reuters website features her work in the areas of finance, markets, business, and the future of money. A voracious reader, she enjoys books of all genres, from modern fiction to classics. She graduated from the University of Delhi with a bachelor’s degree in political science and the Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication with a master’s in journalism.
