The potential for U.S. defaults remains low as companies take advantage of government stimulus and the economy continues to recover from the coronavirus crisis.
But as the economy recovers, more defaults could be on the horizon whenever the benefits of government aid wane and lenders become less lenient, experts said.
"There's going to be a day of reckoning," said Tim Weed, a partner at the professional services firm Plante Moran, in an interview.