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Finding US Corporate Default Events Through Credit Derivatives Committees

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Summary

The document addresses how to locate recent US corporate defaults. Its answer points readers to the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees, which publish decisions on credit events, including bankruptcy determinations for named companies. This provides a practical starting point for finding documented corporate default events.

The source is framed around credit derivatives determinations, so it may not cover every company or every meaning of default. A committee decision about a credit event is not necessarily a comprehensive list of all US issuers that have defaulted, and the note gives no date range, dataset, or instructions for compiling a complete history. It also raises a useful scope distinction: a researcher may mean publicly traded companies specifically, or any corporation that defaulted on its debt.

Key ideas

  • Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees publish decisions on corporate credit events.
  • Their bankruptcy credit-event determinations can help identify companies associated with default events.
  • The source may not represent a comprehensive list of all US corporate defaults.
  • Researchers should clarify whether the desired universe includes only publicly traded firms or all corporations that defaulted on debt.

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Fixed incomeEvent-drivenUS markets
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# Where can I find the list of companies in US that have defaulted


# Where can I find the list of companies in US that have defaulted












I am trying to find a list of US companies that have defaulted in the recent past .Any link for this?

## Answer by Dimitri Vulis (score 2)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/61981

I'm not sure why you tagged your question equities. Do you mean that you don't care for corporation that don't have publicly traded equity, but have defaulted on their debt?

A good start would be the Credit Derivatives Determinations Committees (spun off from former ISDA Credit Derivatives Determinations Committee in 2018). Look for North American corporate events like "Has a Bankruptcy Credit Event occurred with respect to Noble Corporation?" or "Has a Bankruptcy Credit Event occurred with respect to ENSCO International Incorporated?"

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