Measuring Credit Risk
This manual picks up from
Corporate Credit Analysis, another book in this series. Having understood the various ways
in which the financial strength and viability of a business can be assessed, a credit
analyst needs to know how decisions about giving or taking credit can be reached and to
understand in more detail how the various methods of analysis are used. That is the
purpose of this book. It introduces the various means of assessing credit worthiness and
applies them to different scenarios. It explains the role played by credit rating agencies
and the nature of information supplied. It also explains what other sources of information
can be obtained. Having established the kind of information that is necessary to gauge the
level of credit risk, the manual examines in turn the various methods of assessing
different industries. This includes in-house credit assessments, industry and counrty
risk, setting and policing credit limits and credit deterioration. It also includes
specific guidance on assessing the creditworthiness of banks.
Contents
1. Controlling Credit Risk
2. Methods of Credit
Assessment
3. Credit Rating Agencies
4. External Information
Sources
5. In house Credit
Assessments
6. Industry Risk and Country
Risk
7. The Assessment of Banks
8. Setting and Policing
Credit Limits
9. Credit Deterioration
10. Conclusion
Glossary
Index
138 pages