Daniel: Regulated banks cannot make unsecured corporate loans due to risk weights
Vincent Daniel · Porter Collins and Vincent Daniel - Big Shorts and Big Longs (Capital Allocators, EP.325) · Jul 3, 2023 · at 39:12
Seawolf Capital co-founder Vincent Daniel explains why private credit and direct lenders are taking market share from commercial banks.
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“Regulated banks do not want to make an unsecured loan to corporate borrowers. They're not allowed to, for the most part. The risk weights are too high.”
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