Credit Risk Basics

Assess and manage customer and counterparty credit risk — limits, terms, collections escalation, and loss awareness. Use when setting credit policies, reviewing large customer exposure, or reducing bad-debt risk.

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Credit Risk Basics

Overview

Credit risk is the chance a customer or counterparty won’t pay. Managing it balances growth with the cost of bad debt and cash delays.

When to Use

  • Credit policy design
  • Large deal credit approval
  • AR risk segmentation
  • Reseller or partner credit exposure

Core Practices

  • Define credit limits and approval authority
  • Assess new customers with proportionate diligence
  • Monitor concentration in top accounts
  • Escalate past-due systematically
  • Reserve for expected credit losses appropriately

Principles

  • Revenue to a non-paying customer is not success
  • Terms are a pricing and risk tool
  • Early warning beats late legal action
  • Sales and finance need shared incentives on collectible revenue

Verification

  • Credit policy is documented and applied
  • Large exposures are visible
  • Collections escalation path is clear

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