CAIIB · BFM · Chapter 5

Credit Risk

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Define credit risk in banking context.

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Risk that counterparty fails to honour contractual obligation in full or part when due.

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Name four sources where credit risk arises in banks.

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Direct lending, guarantees/LCs, treasury derivatives, cross-border exposures.

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What are the four pillars of credit risk management?

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Identification, Measurement, Monitoring & Control, Mitigation.

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Explain Default Risk and Loss Given Default (LGD).

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Default Risk: borrower fails to pay promised amount. LGD = 1 − Recovery Rate.

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What is Credit Spread Risk?

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Risk from worsening credit quality; debt trades at higher yield over risk-free rate.

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Distinguish counterparty risk from standard credit risk.

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Counterparty risk: non-performance in trading; transient, mark-to-market, short-dated.

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Define Country Risk in cross-border exposure.

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Non-performance due to sovereign restrictions; sanctions or forex reserve crises blocking remittances.

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What are credit ratings: deterministic or probabilistic?

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Probabilistic. Large portfolio defaults align with ratings; individual accounts may deviate.

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