> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.creditbenchmark.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Release Notes

> Release notes for Credit Benchmark: API launches, new endpoints, data and schema changes, documentation updates, and other platform announcements.

Track product launches, data updates, documentation changes, and Web App improvements across Credit Benchmark.

<Update label="Introducing the Entity Resolution API" description="May 1, 2026">
  The Entity Resolution API resolves external company names to Credit Benchmark reference entities - standardize identifiers before portfolios load, before analytics run, before anything downstream depends on the data being clean.

  * One endpoint: POST /matching/text/match\_external
  * Returns ranked candidates with CBId, entity name, country of risk, and confidence score
  * Optional hints - country, industry, LEI - sharpen results for noisy names

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/matching-api-launch)
</Update>

<Update label="Updated Excel Add-In in Microsoft Marketplace" description="April 24, 2026">
  The updated Excel Add-In is now available through Microsoft Marketplace, making it easier to install and start using Credit Benchmark data in Excel.

  * Install from the Microsoft Marketplace listing
  * Bring consensus credit risk data into Excel for portfolio monitoring and issuer analysis
  * Compare internal views against benchmark data in recurring reporting workflows

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/excel-add-in-marketplace)
</Update>

<Update label="Introducing the Analytics API" description="April 17, 2026">
  Pull portfolio trends, rating moves, sector breakdowns, and raw entity data into your own dashboards and reports — without exporting from the web app.

  * Track trends, rating changes, sector breakdowns, rating distribution, or raw entity data
  * Same portfolio, refreshed on a schedule
  * Full schemas and examples in the API reference

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/analytics-api-revamp)
</Update>

<Update label="Introducing the Credit Benchmark Documentation Site" description="April 17, 2026">
  Everything you need to work with Credit Benchmark - methodology, data reference, API docs, and product guides - now lives in one place at docs.creditbenchmark.com.

  * Methodology, Data Dictionary, API Reference, and User Guide at launch
  * Interactive API docs with schemas and worked examples
  * A structured home for ongoing release notes and updates

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/documentation-site-launch)
</Update>

<Update label="Credit Consensus Ratings Now in Preqin Pro" description="November 14, 2025">
  Credit Consensus Ratings are now available inside Preqin Pro through a Credit Benchmark partnership - available to Preqin subscribers as an add-on, with no need to leave the platform.

  * Searchable across Investors, Fund Managers, Funds, and Companies & Deals
  * Embedded on individual investor, fund manager, fund, and company profiles
  * Historical trend charts, exportable for use outside Preqin

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/preqin-integration)
</Update>

<Update label="Introducing CB Subdivision Fields" description="October 31, 2025">
  CB data now includes subdivision-level geography - state, province, territory, or region - so you can slice portfolios within countries, not just across them.

  * Three new fields: CBSubdivision, CBSubdivisionISO, CBSubdivisionRegion
  * Available in Screener, portfolio views, exports, and entity pages
  * Covers \~80% of the CCR universe

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/cb-subdivision-field)
</Update>

<Update label="Introducing Multi-Language Support" description="September 20, 2025">
  The Credit Benchmark Web App now supports French and Spanish alongside English. Switch languages at any time - the underlying workflows stay exactly the same.

  * English, French, and Spanish available from the language selector
  * Localized navigation and interface text across all core workflows
  * Switch without leaving the application

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/multilanguage-support)
</Update>

<Update label="Introducing Entity Name Matching in My Portfolios" description="September 1, 2025">
  You can now upload entity lists by name in My Portfolios. CB handles the matching - no need to pre-map everything to CBId before you can get started.

  * Paste a list or upload CSV/XLSX directly
  * CB maps submitted names to reference entities and CBId automatically
  * Reduces manual cleanup for portfolios with inconsistent naming

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/entity-name-matching)
</Update>

<Update label="The Credit Benchmark Web App Has a New Look" description="August 1, 2025">
  The Web App has been rebranded. New visual identity, cleaner interface, same workflows - nothing about how you use the product has changed.

  * New logo and updated color scheme
  * Improved contrast and streamlined navigation
  * Core workflows untouched

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/webapp-rebrand)
</Update>

<Update label="Introducing PortfolioLens Analytics" description="June 30, 2025">
  PortfolioLens adds downloadable analytics reports for your portfolios - consensus trends, entity movement, and internal-versus-consensus comparisons - delivered straight to your Inbox.

  * Portfolio-level consensus movement, entity rating trends, consensus vs. internal
  * Reports generated from CB data and published to Inbox for download
  * Built for recurring reviews and credit monitoring

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/portfoliolens-analytics)
</Update>

<Update label="CB Data Now Updates Weekly" description="January 15, 2025">
  Credit Benchmark data now refreshes every Friday morning (ET) across all delivery channels - Web App, Excel, output files, file feeds, and third-party integrations.

  * Moved from twice monthly to weekly publishing
  * More current data for monitoring, reporting, and alerting workflows
  * Month-end stamps preserved for trend analysis

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/weekly-data-updates)
</Update>

<Update label="Welcome to Product Updates" description="January 1, 2025">
  Product Updates is the running record of everything that changes at Credit Benchmark - new features, data updates, interface improvements, and announcements.

  [Read the full update](/product-updates/welcome)
</Update>