A dollar-for-dollar reduction in the tax payment required from a person. Watch: Tax Deduction Vs. Tax···

1. The broad market for companies looking to raise funds through debt issuance. The credit market encompasses both investment-grade bonds and junk bonds, as we···

A crisis that occurs when several financial institutions issue or are sold high-risk loans that start to default. As borrowers default on their loans, the fina···

The use of a financial agreement - usually a credit derivative such as a credit default swap, total return swap, or credit linked note - to mitigate the risk o···

Policy tools used by central banks to make credit more readily available in the event of a financial crisis, such as the one experienced in 2007-2008. In the U···

One of the principal criteria for judging the investment quality of a bond or bond mutual fund. As the term implies, credit quality informs investors of a bond···

An economic condition in which investment capital is difficult to obtain. Banks and investors become wary of lending funds to corporations, which drives up the···

A method whereby a company attempts to improve its debt or credit worthiness. Through credit enhancement, the lender is provided with reassurance that the borr···

The risk of loss of principal or loss of a financial reward stemming from a borrower's failure to repay a loan or otherwise meet a contractual obligation. Cred···

Security with a risk level and pricing based on the risk of credit default by one or more underlying security issuers. Credit default contracts include credit···

A security with an embedded credit default swap allowing the issuer to transfer a specific credit risk to credit investors. CLNs are created through a Special···

The total amount of credit extended to a borrower by a lender. The magnitude of credit exposure indicates the extent to which the lender is exposed to the risk···

英文名称：Open-end Credit 中文名称：开放性信贷预先核准，可重复使用直至达到预定限额的贷款。···

英文名称：Credit Union 中文名称：信用合作社由成员集资联合组成的合作金融组织，目标是以较低的利率为其成员提供资金与信贷服务，简称信用社，是银行类金融机构的一···

A type of analysis an investor or bond portfolio manager performs on companies or other debt issuing entities encompassing the entity's ability to meet its deb···