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If a default cycle kicks off, “bank lending is likely to emerge as more than an offset to the slowdown in private credit,” they write, adding that easing banking regulations will incentivize increased lending.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Meanwhile, younger investors lean toward target-date funds, the current default options in many retirement plans, or exchange-traded funds, which they can trade throughout the day like stocks.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The insurance law expert predicted more defensive default settings, stricter age verification, more stringent parental controls and new alerts to nudge users off the platforms will all flow from the courtroom.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

Mayotte noted that, since schools aren’t held accountable when parent borrowers default on their loans, there’s no incentive for them to counsel parents to limit borrowing.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

The market, and the rating agencies, effectively had set the odds of default at 1 in 200.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis