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imported>Doug Williamson
(Link with Credit rating agency page.)
 
imported>Doug Williamson
(Qualify 'will trigger' to 'might trigger'.)
 
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A system of assessing and communicating credit quality for specific debt issues. The process is undertaken by rating agencies.
#A clause in loan documentation to protect the lender against deterioration in the credit rating of the borrower. For example, a ratings trigger might stipulate that if the credit rating falls below a specified level, this event might trigger immediate repayment of the borrowing.
#A pricing grid in loan documentation, relating the pricing of the borrowing to the credit rating of the borrower.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Acceleration]]
* [[Credit rating]]
* [[Credit rating]]
* [[Credit rating agency]]
* [[Pricing grid]]


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[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]

Revision as of 13:53, 15 July 2015

  1. A clause in loan documentation to protect the lender against deterioration in the credit rating of the borrower. For example, a ratings trigger might stipulate that if the credit rating falls below a specified level, this event might trigger immediate repayment of the borrowing.
  2. A pricing grid in loan documentation, relating the pricing of the borrowing to the credit rating of the borrower.


See also