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Isaac Taylor

New York

Platform Editor, WSJ Pro at The Wall Street Journal

Award-Winning Platform Editor at The Wall Street Journal. Pulitzer finalist. @WSJ

Articles

  • 1 week ago | penews.com | Isaac Taylor

    A Boston Fed report examines potential risks of rapidly expanding nonbank lending, which is often financed by banks

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Isaac Taylor

    Capital raised last year to lend to growth-stage companies fell from a 17-year high as the strategy’s returns souredMay 23, 2025 6:30 am ET|WSJ ProFundraising for venture-debt strategies has fallen sharply despite continuing strong demand for private-credit investment opportunities.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Isaac Taylor

    A Boston Fed report examines potential risks of rapidly expanding nonbank lending, which is often financed by banksMay 21, 2025 10:00 am ET|WSJ ProInvestment bank loans to private-credit firms could pose a growing risk to the stability of the financial system, according to economists from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Isaac Taylor

    Certain agencies have garnered a reputation for inflating private-credit ratings, lending executives sayMay 18, 2025 9:00 am ET|WSJ ProRatings that grade private-credit products and are used by investors to categorize debt issued by lending firms are increasingly being called into question by industry decision makers. Credit firms that bundle packages of loans to back securities like collateralized loan obligations, or CLOs, are often able to choose the ratings provider for such issues.

  • 2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Isaac Taylor

    The system is similar to students being able to choose which teacher grades their work, according to one private-credit executive with knowledge of the matter. “The only difference is, teachers aren’t getting paid based on giving out A’s,” the executive said.

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Isaac Taylor
Isaac Taylor @isctatlor1091
11 May 25

My latest column: Thanks to persistent inflation, many of our conversations over the past year have centered on the continued unaffordability of everyday things.

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Twentysomethings are accustomed to watching their budgets. But a slowing economy is a new thing for many. https://t.co/jd62XHSsOP

Isaac Taylor
Isaac Taylor @isctatlor1091
30 Apr 25

RT @SchrodersUS: How might tariffs affect asset-based lending? In an article for @WSJPE, CEO, Schroders Capital Georg Wunderlin discussed…

Isaac Taylor
Isaac Taylor @isctatlor1091
20 Mar 25

MY NEWEST EXCLUSIVE: Asset-based investment specialist Castlelake wrapped up its fifth aviation-focused credit fund with more than $2 billion in committed capital across the fund and related vehicles https://t.co/mzWPatAoi5