Credit Risk Fundamentals, Governance, and Economic Capital
Free GARP FRM Part II lesson in Credit Risk Measurement and Management. 20 min read, ~3,014 words.
Credit risk is loss from a counterparty failing to meet contractual obligations OR from credit-quality deterioration short of default. Default-mode views one; mark-to-market views both. Insolvency, default, bankruptcy are not synonyms. Insolvency is a balance-sheet condition; default is a contractual breach; bankruptcy is a legal proceeding. Three lines of defense...
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