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Amend-and-extend deals

Shadow default rate estimated above 10%

Status
watch
Trend
steady
Layer
3. Loans quietly go soft
Evidence dated
Oct 15, 2026
Source
Valuation Research: Q3 2026 private credit update
Checked
Oct 26, 2026

Score

Score 50 of 100 · news 50. Hard data is scored against its own last few years: a normal day is 0, worse than 90% of its history is 80.

What happened

Valuation Research still counts more than 10% of valued private credit borrowers as having done, or being about to do, a material amendment. That keeps loans out of default on paper without fixing cash flow, and the estimate's contested. Nothing new found today.

What we watch

Amend-and-extend deals, maturity extensions and shadow defaults. Rising is watch or flashing, depending on how widespread.

Past readings

CheckedStatusTrendReading
Oct 26, 2026watchsteadyShadow default rate estimated above 10%
Oct 25, 2026watchworseningShadow default rate estimated above 10%