Key facts
- Failed settlements in US corporate securities reached $136 billion in the week ending September 23.
- This marks the highest weekly total since 2022 and the second-highest in over a decade.
- Failures to deliver securities accounted for $70.9 billion of the total.
- Failures to receive securities accounted for $65 billion of the total.
- Overall settlement failures across all securities categories reached $616.2 billion in the same week.
US primary dealers reported $136 billion in failed corporate securities settlements in the week ending September 23. This figure represents the highest weekly total since 2022 and the second-highest recorded in more than a decade of data. Of the total, $70.9 billion was attributed to failures to deliver securities, while $65 billion stemmed from failures to receive them. Across all securities categories, settlement failures climbed to $616.2 billion during that same week.