Credit Analysis for Lenders includes

skills certificate

Credit Analysis for Lenders

| skills-certificate

skills certificate

Credit Analysis for Lenders

| Skills Certificate
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4

Hours

18

Practical exercises

1

Exam

Build a comprehensive understanding of the credit process undertaken by the lenders of a loan. Examine the different risks involved against the loan, the tools used to mitigate these risks, and how to analyze a borrower’s ability to meet future obligations. The knowledge and skills developed can be applied directly to any credit analyst role.

Credit Risk Overview

17 video minutes

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Video minutes 17

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  • How banks make money
  • The credit perspective
  • How bad loans affect banks
  • Intro to the credit process
  • The 5 Cs of credit
  • Quantifying credit risk
  • Default risk
  • Loss given default risk

Controlling Credit Risk

39 video minutes

3 excel exercises

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Video minutes 39

Excel Exercises 3

  • The components of the credit memo
  • Determining the risk in lending for various purposes
  • Using pricing and fees to mitigate risk and drive the bank’s return
  • The role of covenants in monitoring the loan
  • How banks minimize risk by selling off pieces of the loan
  • Using seniority, security, collateral and guarantees to protect the loan
  • How banks minimize risk by selling off pieces of the loan

Business Risk

10 video minutes

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Video minutes 10

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  • Understanding business risk (macro, industry, and company)
  • A closer look at company risk
  • Management risk
  • Estimating business risk

Financial Risk

48 video minutes

4 excel exercises

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Video minutes 48

Excel Exercises 4

  • Determining on and off-balance sheet obligations
  • Assessing the quality and efficiency of a company’s assets
  • How to calculate EBIT and EBITDA for credit analysis
  • How OWC can impact a company’s cash flow
  • Assessing cash flow adequacy
  • Measuring a companies ability to withstand fluctuations
  • Liquidity definition and calculations

Debt Capacity

36 video minutes

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Video minutes 36

Excel Exercises 6

  • Determining how much room a company has to borrow additional funds
  • Analyzing a company’s cash flow to determine borrowing capacity
  • Using base case, upside, and downside scenarios to determine debt capacity
  • Using cash flow analysis to determine the timings of a loan repayment
  • Extending debt capacity using cash flows from later years in the forecast
  • Modeling credit scenarios

Credit Analysis Case in Point

37 video minutes

5 excel exercises

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Video minutes 37

Excel Exercises 5

  • -Business Risk – Using descriptive materials provided, simulated 10-k snippets, press releases, etc
  • Financial Risk (current financial position, quality of earnings, cash flow, liquidity)
  • Discussion of Smithy’s corporate structure and structural subordination issues
  • Debt Capacity (cash flow forecasts, debt service coverage ratio DSCR, building scenarios)
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Established on Wall Street, Financial Edge has taught at the biggest bulge-bracket firms since 2016, and now we offer that very same training online for you. It’s no secret that banking is fiercely competitive, which is why our Wall Street recognized certification is designed to let your employers know you have the skills to succeed.

This course is officially CPD certified

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) keeps a record of your increasing skills, knowledge and experience throughout your career, which now includes select Financial Edge certifications.

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