Cerba Healthcare Bank Debt Trades Before Talks With Creditors

(Bloomberg) — The sale of a piece of a Cerba Healthcare SACA bank loan signals lenders are seeking to trim their exposure to the French laboratories business before the start of debt talks. A €30 million ($35 million) portion of Cerba’s revolving credit facility was sold at just below 70 cents on the euro Tuesday, … Read more

Why on-time debt payments may not boost your credit score

Americans have a near-record level of credit card debt — $1.18 trillion as of the first quarter of 2025, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The average credit card debt per borrower was $6,371 during that time, based on data from TransUnion, one of the three major credit reporting companies. Many people don’t … Read more

Recovery From Distressed Debt Swaps Beats Bankruptcy, Fitch Says

(Bloomberg) — Distressed debt exchanges have been delivering better average outcomes for lenders compared to bankruptcies, according to a Fitch Ratings report. Such swaps have yielded an average recoveries of between 77.8% and 92.8%, according to Fitch, which analyzed transactions from 2024 through the first quarter. That compares with an average recovery of bankruptcies of … Read more