Credit Risk
Credit risk encompasses the risks related to an MFI’s credit activities. It is the most frequently addressed risk by MFIs since it directly affects their main earning asset: the loan portfolio. It includes the risk of financial loss resulting from the inability to collect anticipated interest earnings, or on capital resulting from loan default, as well as the negative social performance resulting from credit activities which do not have the best interest of clients in mind (e.g., a lack of transparency toward the clients, continued lending to over-indebted clients). Two subcategories have been identified within credit risk: credit transaction risk and portfolio risk.
- Credit Transaction Risk – Credit transaction risk is the risk of financial losses and negative social performance related to loans to clients, caused by inadequate policies regarding loan disbursement, follow-up, and recovery.
- Portfolio Risk – Portfolio risk is the risk of financial losses and negative social performance related to the composition of the overall loan portfolio, caused by inadequate portfolio diversification.
Credit Transaction Risk
Policies
Limits
Tier 3 Guidelines |
Tier 2 Guidelines |
Tier 1 Guidelines |
Portfolio quality | Portfolio quality | Portfolio quality |
• Limit on PAR30 | • Limit on PAR by aging structure | • Limit on PAR by aging structure |
• Limit on restructured portfolio | • Limit on restructured portfolio | • Limit on restructured portfolio by aging structure |
• Limit on write-offs | • Limit on write-offs | • Limit on write-offs |
Provisions | Provisions | Provisions |
• Limit on provisions over PAR30 | • Limit on provisions over PAR30 | • Limit on provisions over PAR30 |
• Limit by loan risk category | • Limit by loan risk category | • Limit by loan risk category |
Limit on related-party loans | Limit on related-party loans |
Risk Management Tools
Risk Monitoring Tools
Portfolio Risk
Policies
Tier 3 Guidelines |
Tier 2 Guidelines |
Tier 1 Guidelines |
Formal set of portfolio diversification policies and procedures | Formal set of portfolio diversification policies and procedures |
Limits
Tier 3 Guidelines |
Tier 2 Guidelines |
Tier 1 Guidelines |
Maximum loan amount for each credit product | Maximum loan amount for each credit product | Maximum loan amount for each credit product |
Portfolio concentration limits by: | Portfolio concentration limits by: | Portfolio concentration limits by: |
• Product | • Product | • Product |
• Branch | • Branch | • Branch |
• Economic sector | • Economic sector | |
• Credit methodology | ||
• Region | ||
PAR limits by: | PAR limits by: | PAR limits by: |
• Product | • Product | • Product |
• Branch | • Branch | • Branch |
• Economic sector | • Economic sector | |
• Credit methodology | ||
• Region |
Risk Management Tools
Tier 3 Guidelines |
Tier 2 Guidelines |
Tier 1 Guidelines |
Annual analysis of geographical areas | Quarterly analysis of geographical areas | |
Annual analysis of economic sectors | Quarterly analysis of economic sectors |
Risk Monitoring Tools
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