# Credit Risk for Financial Firms

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**Provider:** Skillcast
**Duration:** 40 minutes
**Format:** In-depth

## Description

Credit risk is a form of financial risk. For most financial firms, loans - including mortgages, credit cards, personal loans and corporate loans - are the primary source of credit risk. Some credit risk takes the form of counterparty credit risk. This is the risk that arises from the possibility that the counterparty defaulting on amounts owed In our Credit Risk for Financial Firms course, you'll learn about default risk, credit risk, its key components and how to manage it.

## Learning Objectives

- Understand what credit risk is, including its sub-types
- Quantify and calculate credit risk
- Recognise who manages credit risk within a company
- Learn how to manage credit risk by identifying, assessing, treating, monitoring and reporting it
- Recognise the importance of continual improvement for credit risk management

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