AI Data Center Boom Sparks Fears of Glut Amid Lending Frenzy (2)

December 12, 2025, 5:04 PM UTC

Two data center billionaires minted before anything is even built. A borrower seeking a loan for 150% of the construction cost. And companies that are using financial engineering to keep liabilities off their balance sheets.

For the skeptics, those are some of the examples of why the artificial intelligence data center boom is getting out of hand.

There’s a frenzy of development going on to support the AI revolution, and with it an insatiable demand for debt to fund it. Some estimate the overall infrastructure roll-out cost could reach $10 trillion, and with so many lenders lining up to throw ...

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