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KBRA continues to set the standard as the market leader in key asset classes,* including Structured Finance and Private Credit. With a KBRA Premium subscription, investors, issuers, and market participants gain exclusive access to our trusted ratings, comprehensive research on top headlines, and advanced analytical tools that drive smarter decisions.

Industry Leading Rating Analysis

Our first-to-market pre-sale and surveillance reports deliver forward-looking credit analysis that helps market participants evaluate new transactions with confidence.

These reports provide in-depth insight into deal structure, collateral quality, and key credit considerations—supporting smarter investment and risk management decisions. Ongoing surveillance monitoring ensures that investors stay informed as market conditions evolve and credit performance shifts over time.

Market Insights & Research

KBRA’s expansive research suite keeps you ahead of the curve. From our monthly index reports and timely sector outlooks to performance trends and specialized compendiums, we deliver insights that matter—when they matter most.

Whether you're tracking market shifts or analyzing long-term credit trends, our research empowers you to act with clarity and confidence.

Featured Reports: Sector Outlooks, Monthly Indices, Performance Trends, Middle Market Surveillance Compendium, BDC Ratings Compendium, and much more.

Access to Historical Ratings

Historical ratings data offers a powerful advantage: full visibility into the credit story over time. KBRA Premium users can track every rating action—affirmations, upgrades, downgrades, and withdrawals—providing critical context around issuer performance, credit trends, and rating stability.

This insight is essential for deeper credit analysis, back-testing strategies, and building defensible investment or risk management decisions.

Excel-Based Models & Data

Our Excel-based analytic tools deliver unmatched transparency, flexibility, and actionable data—giving market participants the edge they need to assess credit risk, benchmark performance, and respond to market changes in real time.

Designed for power premium users, these tools transform data into decision-ready intelligence.

Featured Tools: KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT) (new issue and surveillance), and downloadable chart data.

*KBRA holds top rankings in consumer and esoteric ABS asset classes, non-prime and prime RMBS, CES HELOC and GSE CRT RMBS, conduit and agency CMBS, BDCs, asset managers. Source: GreenStreet; as of Q1 2025

What’s Included?

Unlock full access to our ratings, research, and Excel publications—giving you a comprehensive view of the credit landscape. Packages can be combined and customized as needed. View the full suite of publications to see what’s included per sector.

Private Credit ABS CMBS RMBS
Sector Coverage
  • Funds
  • BDCs
  • Asset Managers
  • Structured Credit
  • Consumer ABS
  • Commercial and Esoteric ABS
  • Conduit
  • Single Borrower
  • CRE CLOs
  • Prime
  • Non-Prime
  • CRT
  • HELOC/CES
Ratings History & Publications
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • Rating Reports
  • Surveillance Reports
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • New Issue Reports
  • Surveillance Reports
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • New Issue Reports
  • Surveillance Reports
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • New Issue Reports
  • Tear Sheets
  • Surveillance KCAT
Market Insights & Research
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Quarterly CLO Manager Comparison
  • Structured Credit Trend Watch
  • Quarterly Recurring Revenue Loan Metrics
  • Private Credit Research
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Default and Loss Studies
  • Loan Performance Trends
  • Monthly CMBS Trend Watch
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
Compendiums & Indices
  • Quarterly Middle Market Surveillance Compendium
  • Quarterly BDC Compendium
  • Monthly Auto Loan Indices
  • Monthly Equipment Loan & Lease Indices
  • Monthly Marketplace Consumer Loan Indices
  • Monthly Solar Loan Indices
  • Loss Compendium
  • Monthly RMBS Credit Indices
Excel-Based Models & Tools
  • Downloadable Chart Data
  • KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
  • Downloadable Chart Data
  • KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
  • Downloadable Chart Data
  • Surveillance KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
  • Downloadable Chart Data
Sector Coverage
Private Credit
  • Funds
  • BDCs
  • Asset Managers
  • Structured Credit
ABS
  • Consumer ABS
  • Commercial and Esoteric ABS
CMBS
  • Conduit
  • Single Borrower
  • CRE CLOs
RMBS
  • Prime
  • Non-Prime
  • CRT
  • HELOC/CES
Ratings History & Publications
Private Credit
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • Rating Reports
  • Surveillance Reports
ABS
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • New Issue Reports
  • Surveillance Reports
CMBS
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • New Issue Reports
  • Surveillance Reports
RMBS
  • Ratings History
  • Pre-sale Reports
  • New Issue Reports
  • Tear Sheets
Market Insights & Research
Private Credit
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Quarterly CLO Manager Comparison
  • Structured Credit Trend Watch
  • Quarterly Recurring Revenue Loan Metrics
  • Private Credit Research
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
ABS
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
CMBS
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Default and Loss Studies
  • Loan Performance Trends
  • Monthly CMBS Trend Watch
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
RMBS
  • Annual Sector Outlooks
  • Conference Recaps
  • Rating Stability & Transition Studies
Compendiums & Indices
Private Credit
  • Quarterly Middle Market Surveillance Compendium
  • Quarterly BDC Compendium
ABS
  • Monthly Auto Loan Indices
  • Monthly Equipment Loan & Lease Indices
  • Monthly Marketplace Consumer Loan Indices
  • Monthly Solar Loan Indices
CMBS
  • Loss Compendium
RMBS
  • Monthly RMBS Credit Indices
Excel-Based Models & Tools
Private Credit
  • Downloadable Chart Data
ABS
  • KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
  • Downloadable Chart Data
CMBS
  • KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
  • Downloadable Chart Data
RMBS
  • Surveillance KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)
  • Downloadable Chart Data

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Suite of Publications

Private Credit

Explore our catalog of ratings and research publications, each designed to deliver valuable insights, timely analysis, and actionable intelligence to market participants.

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Private Credit Insights

  • Quarterly Middle Market Surveillance Compendium

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps

Structured Credit

  • Ratings History

  • Pre-Sale and New Issue Reports

  • Surveillance Reports

  • Quarterly CLO Manager Comparison

  • Semi-Annual Trend Watch

  • Quarterly Recurring Revenue Loan Metrics

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps


ABS

  • Ratings History

  • Pre-Sale and New Issue Reports

  • Surveillance Reports

  • Monthly Auto Loan Indices

  • Monthly Equipment ABS Indices

  • Monthly Marketplace Consumer Loan Indices

  • Monthly Solar Loan Indices

  • KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps

Funds

  • Ratings History

  • Rating and Surveillance Reports

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps

BDCs

  • Ratings History

  • Rating and Surveillance Reports

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Quarterly BDC Compendium

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps

CMBS

  • Ratings History

  • Pre-Sale and New Issue Reports

  • Surveillance Reports

  • Default and Loss Studies

  • Loan Performance Trends

  • Loss Compendium

  • Monthly CMBS Trend Watch

  • KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps

Asset Managers

  • Ratings History

  • Rating and Surveillance Reports

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps

RMBS

  • Ratings History

  • Pre-Sale and New Issue Reports

  • Surveillance KBRA Comparative Analytic Tool (KCAT)

  • Rating Report Tear Sheets

  • Monthly RMBS Credit Indices

  • Market Insights and Research

  • Annual Sector Outlooks

  • Conference Recaps