credit evaluation

Borrower risk analysis

Credit evaluation is the process of assessing someone's ability and likelihood to repay borrowed money.

Lenders examine income, debt, payment history, and credit scores to determine whether to approve a loan and at what interest rate: The mortgage application required a thorough credit evaluation.

Also called credit assessment or credit analysis.

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loan officer · approval · assessment · rating · borrower · debt · loan · worthiness · financials · underwriting · hard pull · soft inquiry · default · payment history · history · inquiry · bureau · FICO

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Mechanical endorsement without examination

gut feeling · no questions asked · snap judgment · whim · random selection

approval certainty

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Refusal to lend

preapproval · rubber stamp · final decision

information direction

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Tracking borrower payment history

financial transparency

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