Private Credit and the Dangerous Rise of Unregulated Finance

Описание: More and more companies are raising money in the growing private credit market rather than from banks. What does this growth of unregulated credit mean for the long term future of these borrower companies, and for the entire financial ecosystem?

On March 4, 2026 AFREF's Natalia Renta led a discussion with Dr. Lenore M. Palladino, Associate Professor of Economics & Public Policy at University of Massachusetts Amherst delving into what impacts we can expect from the rapid expansion of private credit and why financial justice advocates should be concerned.

Moderator:
Natalia Renta, Associate Director, Corporate Governance and Power
Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund

Featuring:
Lenore M. Palladino, Associate Professor Economics & Public Policy
University of Massachusetts Amherst

Lenore Palladino is Associate Professor in the Department of Economics and School of Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. You can read more on her background and research on her website: https://lenorepalladino.me/about
For more on private markets, be sure to check out Lenore’s recent piece for Phenomenal World (https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analy...) as well as her paper, “The Growth of Private Financial Markets,” available here: https://peri.umass.edu/wp-content/upl...
For more on private credit funds, be sure to also read Lenore’s paper, “The Risks of Unregulated ‘Private’ Credit Funds” here: https://peri.umass.edu/publication/th...