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The Five C’s of Credit

Posted August 11, 2009 @ 12:29 pm In C,Five,Letters,Numbers | No Comments

  • Capacity;
  • Capital;
  • Collateral;
  • Conditions; and
  • Character.

How It's Used

“As a banker, let me describe what we do wrong when we accept and review an application for a credit card. First, we don’t verify income. The first ‘C’ of credit: Capacity to repay, is completely ignored by the banks, just as it was in when they approved subprime mortgages. Then we ask for ‘household income’ — as if other parties in the household could be held responsible for that debt. They cannot.”

—Anonymous Banker in Joe Nocera’s Blog “Executive Suite,” The New York Times, 25 Nov 08.


Links

Beyond eAlmanac
LoanUniverse.com article on the Five C's of Credit
U.S. Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency article on the Five C's of Credit



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