March 5, 2026 via USA Today- In a story about distress spreading through the corner of the market that loans money to other companies, Healthy Markets President & CEO Tyler Gellasch is quoted throughout the article noting: "It all amounts to a rude awakening. Some of the most sophisticated, thoughtful, well-trained, well-resourced institutions in the world are right now asking themselves: ‘How risky is this bucket of loans, private credit, that we own?’ Gellasch said. It's going to be extremely hard for a dentist in Toledo, Ohio, to have a similar understanding of the risk. At the heart of the cockroach infestation are long-standing anxieties about private credit, which refers to the rise in investment firms lending directly to private companies. The two that failed last fall, as well as Market Financial Solutions, a British firm that collapsed in late February, benefited from such lending, which allowed them to avoid going through much of the due diligence that banks are required to conduct on their borrowers, Gellasch said. Though some private credit investments may seem egregious enough to raise eyebrows – Gellasch mentions those dabbling in crypto and offering double-digit returns." (Full Story).