Learn about Synthetic Letters of Credit (SLCs), pre-funded instruments used in international trade to guarantee payments and mitigate risks like counterparty and currency issues.

The TED Spread is a financial metric that measures the difference between short-term U.S. Treasury rates and interbank loans. Understand its importance in assessing credit risk.

On November 20, 2024, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) issued a press release following its meeting in Basel. The committee reaffirmed its commitment to fully implement Basel III and ...

This article was written by Jerome Barkate, Nakul Nair, Zane Van Dusen, and Scott Coulter. We are witnessing a remarkable period in the credit markets. Following years of accommodative monetary ...

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CRTs have changed since the financial crisis. But the eventual credit cycle turn is likely to show again that weaker banks' CRT use merely transformed, but did not eliminate, risk, writes Jill Cetina.