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AI is boosting the stock market. But it's a threat to private credit

Cnbc · · 720 words · By Tobias Burns
Impact of AI on Software Sector Private Credit Risk Financial Market Instability
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Defaults in the highly opaque corner of finance known as private credit are expected to increase after hitting record highs in April, and some money managers are warning that retail investors may not be insulated from the fallout.

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What happened

Defaults in the highly opaque corner of finance known as private credit are expected to increase after hitting record highs in April, and some money managers are warning that retail investors may not be insulated from the fallout.

Why it matters

The combination of ascendant artificial intelligence models, rising inflation and higher interest rates is weighing on the corporate loans that private credit uses as collateral for its funds.

Common ground

That has led some investors to try and pull their money back, never mind the sector's constrained liquidity.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Appeal to Fear, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Loaded Language 80% confidence
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Ratings agency Fitch registered a record-high 6% private credit annual default rate in April, with 10 default events occurring that month.”
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A web search result from May 18, 2026, explicitly states that 'Fitch Ratings' U.S. Private Credit Default Rate Hits a High of 6.0%' and that 'Fitch recorded 10' default events in April.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (A&F) is an American lifestyle retailer founded in 1892, which focuses on contemporary clothing targeting customers in their early 20s to mid 40s. Headquartered in New Albany, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abercrombie_&_Fitch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Fitch Ratings, Inc. is an American–British credit rating agency. It is one of the three nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (NRSRO) designated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Co…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fitch_Ratings
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The history of Abercrombie & Fitch began in the 19th century and extends into the 21st century. Key figures who changed and influenced the course of Abercrombie & Fitch's history include co-founders D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Abercrombie_&_Fitch
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Claim 2: “strategist Matthew Mish at UBS wrote Thursday... [defaults are] rising from roughly 4.4% to 9–10%”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general information about UBS and Jerome Powell; there is no mention of strategist Matthew Mish or specific default rate projections.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jerome Hayden "Jay" Powell (born February 4, 1953) is an American central banker and attorney who served as the 16th chair of the Federal Reserve from 2018 to 2026. He was previously both a lawyer and…
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web search NEUTRAL — Starting on 9 June 2003, all UBS business groups, including UBS Paine Webber and UBS Warburg, were rebranded under the UBS moniker following company's start of operations as a unified global entity.
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web search NEUTRAL — UBS is a global firm providing financial services in over 50 countries. Visit our site to find out what we offer.
https://www.ubs.com/
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Claim 3: “Pension systems from Kentucky, Arizona, California, Virginia and other states all have significant exposure to private credit, according to information from the Boston College Center for Retirement Research, as reported by Reuters”
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While the evidence confirms the existence of the Boston College Center for Retirement Research and its work on public plans, the provided snippets do not mention the specific states (Kentucky, Arizona, California, Virginia) or their exposure to private credit.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trustees of Boston College, Center for Retirement Research. The research reported herein was supported by the Cen- ter's Partnership Program. The findings ...
https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/slp_23.pdf
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web search NEUTRAL — Since 2018, First Eagle Investments has collaborated with the Boston College Center for Retirement Research (CRR) to develop actionable insights and tools for ...
https://www.firsteagle.com/sites/default/files/2025-11/Rise-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Public pension funds are engulfed in a severe funding crisis. At stake is the financial stability of state and local governments as well as the welfare of ...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/48546757
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Claim 4: “In the 12 months ended in April, Fitch clocked 99 defaults of various kinds”
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The same web search result from May 18, 2026, confirms that 'In the April TTM period, 81 unique defaulters generated 99 default events'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lynn Fitch (born October 5, 1961) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the 40th Mississippi Attorney General since 2020. She is the first woman to serve in the role and the first Republican…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Fitch
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Claim 5: “Software accounts for 19% of assets for private credit collateralized loan obligations, also called middle-market CLOs, according to S & P.”
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The provided evidence explains what CLOs are and provides general S&P index information, but does not contain any data regarding the percentage of software assets in middle-market CLOs.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 leading companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. It is one of the most commonly followe…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sugunapuram Palanisamy Velumani, born 10 May 1969, is an Indian politician and current Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly from Thondamuthur Assembly constituency. He belongs to the Gounder …
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Claim 6: “banks... have loaned about $300 billion to private credit as of last year, according to ratings agency Moody's”
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The evidence provided consists of dictionary definitions of 'according' and general information about Moody's Corporation, but contains no data regarding the $300 billion loan figure.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with Keswickianism, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield Sc…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moody's Corporation is an American business and financial services company. It is the holding company for Moody's Ratings (previously known as Moody's Investors Service), an American credit rating age…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody's_Corporation
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Moody's Ratings is the credit ratings division of Moody's Corporation. It was known as Moody's Investors Service until March 2024, when the unit was rebranded as Moody's Ratings. Moody's Ratings provi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moody's_Ratings
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