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Credit Risk Assessment Considering Variations in Exposure: Application to Commitment Lines

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  • Shigeaki Fujiwara

    (Deputy Director and Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan (E-mail: shigeaki.fuiiwarafalboj.or.ip'))

Abstract

With the worldwide financial market confUsion caused by the subprime mortgage problem and the increase in credit line contracts with relaxed covenants, there are cases where financial institutions are facing demands to provide additional credit to securitized vehicles with heightened liquidity and credit risks. These are typical examples demonstrating the importance of risk management considering variations in exposure. There are also calls for incorporation of future variations in exposure into the model for the Basel II advanced internal ratings-based approach. This paper adopts commitment lines as a credit provision with variable exposure and constructs a credit risk model whereby stochastic new borrowing demand is linked to changes in a firm's asset value. Through simulations, the paper then considers the interdependence among exposure at default, probability of default, loss given default, expected loss, and unexpected loss. The paper also prepares a simple model for the covenants, and verifies the influence of the rigidness of covenants on expected loss and other risk factors.

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  • Shigeaki Fujiwara, 2008. "Credit Risk Assessment Considering Variations in Exposure: Application to Commitment Lines," IMES Discussion Paper Series 08-E-03, Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies, Bank of Japan.
    • Handle: RePEc:ime:imedps:08-e-03
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    Keywords

    : Commitment lines; Probability of default; Loss given default; Exposure at default; Expected loss; Unexpected loss;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation

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