Will the average recovery rate on resolved 2021-2022 vintage US first-lien direct loans print below 60% in reporting through year-end 2026?
Category: industry
Status: open | Type: binary | Timeframe: mid
Context
Directly tests assumption #5 (recoveries fall below the 60-70% historical norm). A binary against a named recovery dataset gives a crisp yes/no on the single most thesis-defining recovery claim.
Predictions (127 total)
Yes: 98 | No: 29
Consensus: 77% Yes, 23% No
Resolution source: KBRA DLD direct-lending recovery study / Moody's Ultimate Recovery Database (first-lien direct loans, 2021-22 vintage cohort)
Resolution date: 2027-06-30
Created: 2026-06-11
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