Credit enhancement is a strategy employed to improve the credit risk profile of a business, usually to obtain better terms for repaying debt.

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Credit is a contractual agreement in which a borrower receives something of value immediately and agrees to pay for it later, usually with interest.

A credit limit is the maximum amount of credit a financial institution extends to a borrower, such as on a credit card or a line of credit.

The five Cs of credit are character, capacity, collateral, capital, and conditions. The five Cs of credit are important because lenders use them to set loan ...

A credit default swap (CDS) is a financial derivative that allows an investor to swap or offset their credit risk with that of another investor.

A credit facility is a type of loan made in a business or corporate finance context, such as revolving credit, term loans, and committed facilities.

The credit market is the market through which companies and governments issue debt to investors, such as investment-grade bonds, junk bonds, and short-term ...