Credit Scoring and Its Applications, Second Edition
Credit Scoring and Its Applications, Second Edition

Author: Lyn Thomas

Publisher: SIAM

Published: 2017-08-16

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1611974569

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Credit Scoring and Its Applications is recognized as the bible of credit scoring. It contains a comprehensive review of the objectives, methods, and practical implementation of credit and behavioral scoring. The authors review principles of the statistical and operations research methods used in building scorecards, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. The book contains a description of practical problems encountered in building, using, and monitoring scorecards and examines some of the country-specific issues in bankruptcy, equal opportunities, and privacy legislation. It contains a discussion of economic theories of consumers' use of credit, and readers will gain an understanding of what lending institutions seek to achieve by using credit scoring and the changes in their objectives. New to the second edition are lessons that can be learned for operations research model building from the global financial crisis, current applications of scoring, discussions on the Basel Accords and their requirements for scoring, new methods for scorecard building and new expanded sections on ways of measuring scorecard performance. And survival analysis for credit scoring. Other unique features include methods of monitoring scorecards and deciding when to update them, as well as different applications of scoring, including direct marketing, profit scoring, tax inspection, prisoner release, and payment of fines.

5 Laws of Credit
5 Laws of Credit

Author: Brian M. Clarke

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2006-02-23

Total Pages: 64

ISBN-13: 146781234X

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This book is a need to know roadmap for an individuals journey to comprehend the secrets to Personal Credit and financial freedom. It provides knowledge on the how and why of Credit: How & Why to Get It How & Why to Grow It How & Why to Repair It How & Why to Maintain It It provides a simple approach to the fundamental principles of attaining Personal Credit and financial freedom that are not taught in schools. Thus, this book is essential for our younger generation to ensure that healthy financial decisions are made early in life. Moreover, for our not so young generation, this book is important for those of us who may not have known that these principles work in the manner described by the author. Decide well. Live well. Experience the difference. John Maxwell, author of Thinking for a Change, says One of the reasons people dont achieve their dreams is that they desire to change their results without changing their thinking. He also quotes billionaire entrepreneur Richard M. Devos who states, The only thing that stands between a man and what he wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible. In the lands of my birth and rebirth, I learned to payback what I borrow and not to think narrow. For every problem there is a solution and for every solution there is a problem! The problems of debt and lacking access to Capital are common amongst millions of people worldwide. This book guides the thinking and behavior of individuals in attaining the ultimate goal of Personal Credit and financial freedom. It is also a practical tool for creating ones own solution to eliminating the problems of debt and obtaining access to Capital. Get your copy today!

Genres of the Credit Economy
Genres of the Credit Economy

Author: Mary Poovey

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 523

ISBN-13: 0226675327

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Banking, borrowing, investing, and even losing money - in other words, participating in the modern financial system - seem like routine activities of everyday life. This book looks at how this came to be the case by examining the history of financial instruments and representations of finance in 18th and 19th century Britain.

Advanced Credit Risk Analysis and Management
Advanced Credit Risk Analysis and Management

Author: Ciby Joseph

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-04-22

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 111860489X

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Credit is essential in the modern world and creates wealth, provided it is used wisely. The Global Credit Crisis during 2008/2009 has shown that sound understanding of underlying credit risk is crucial. If credit freezes, almost every activity in the economy is affected. The best way to utilize credit and get results is to understand credit risk. Advanced Credit Risk Analysis and Management helps the reader to understand the various nuances of credit risk. It discusses various techniques to measure, analyze and manage credit risk for both lenders and borrowers. The book begins by defining what credit is and its advantages and disadvantages, the causes of credit risk, a brief historical overview of credit risk analysis and the strategic importance of credit risk in institutions that rely on claims or debtors. The book then details various techniques to study the entity level credit risks, including portfolio level credit risks. Authored by a credit expert with two decades of experience in corporate finance and corporate credit risk, the book discusses the macroeconomic, industry and financial analysis for the study of credit risk. It covers credit risk grading and explains concepts including PD, EAD and LGD. It also highlights the distinction with equity risks and touches on credit risk pricing and the importance of credit risk in Basel Accords I, II and III. The two most common credit risks, project finance credit risk and working capital credit risk, are covered in detail with illustrations. The role of diversification and credit derivatives in credit portfolio management is considered. It also reflects on how the credit crisis develops in an economy by referring to the bubble formation. The book links with the 2008/2009 credit crisis and carries out an interesting discussion on how the credit crisis may have been avoided by following the fundamentals or principles of credit risk analysis and management. The book is essential for both lenders and borrowers. Containing case studies adapted from real life examples and exercises, this important text is practical, topical and challenging. It is useful for a wide spectrum of academics and practitioners in credit risk and anyone interested in commercial and corporate credit and related products.