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At a Glance The constraint was never data access. Every lender can buy the same permit, lien, and filing feeds. The difference is whether six...

At a Glance When a senior seat opens, the reflex is to hire a proven name from a competitor. It feels safe, and it is...

At a Glance The portfolio company deal is a timing decision wearing a credit decision's clothing. Term set against asset life rather than expected hold...

At a Glance The 2023 and 2024 vintages are repriceable, short-dated, and scattered across multiple lien holders. Somebody is going to consolidate them. The only...

At a Glance The middle market RM role now requires structuring judgment, financial statement fluency, and the ability to author a credit position — capabilities...

At a Glance Win-loss data is a record of polite exits: departing customers say “rate” because it ends the conversation. An advisory board tells you...

At a Glance Selling a health system as one multi-facility account assumes a central decision-maker who rarely holds the authority the org chart implies. Site...

At a Glance Food service equipment is durable and the recovery on it is terrible: installed hoods, walk-ins, and dish machines come out of a...

At a Glance The unprofitable middle market relationship is almost never a credit problem. It pays as agreed, renews on schedule, and quietly absorbs a...

At a Glance CNC machining centers and turning centers are among the longest-lived assets in equipment finance. A well-maintained vertical machining center from 2006 is...