*Kennedy Reardon is a 2026 summer associate with Troutman Pepper Locke and not admitted to practice law in any jurisdiction.

On May 6, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) released its first dedicated report on the private credit market’s vulnerabilities, and the findings land squarely on banks and fund managers. With private credit now at $1.5 trillion to $2 trillion globally, the FSB warns that circular funding structures, opaque borrower credit quality, and deepening interconnectedness between banks and funds could transmit stress across the financial system.