how risky are syndicated loans 
lending at any level can be risky but the risks associated with lending in a syndicate can be a little lighter that s because each bank in a group is only responsible for guaranteeing a small portion of the total loan amount so if a company defaults on its syndicated loan one bank won t be out the full amount of the loan rather it will only lose out on the portion it agrees to finance so if five banks agree to join a syndicate to equally fund a 100 million loan each bank will only lose 20 million if the borrower defaults 