信用风险:借款人、债券发行人或交易对手无法按期支付利息或偿还本金,或因信用状况恶化导致资产价值下降,从而给出借方/投资方带来损失的风险。(在银行、债券、贷款、衍生品等场景中常见)
/ˈkrɛdɪt rɪsk/
Credit risk is higher for borrowers with unstable income.
收入不稳定的借款人信用风险更高。
The bank reduced its exposure to credit risk by diversifying its loan portfolio and tightening underwriting standards.
银行通过分散贷款组合并收紧授信审核标准来降低信用风险敞口。
credit 来自拉丁语 creditum(“借贷、信任之物”),源于 credere(“相信、信任”);risk 进入英语与意大利语 risco/risico 等有关(指“危险、风险”)。合起来 credit risk 字面即“与信贷/信任相关的风险”,在现代金融语境中特指“违约或信用恶化带来的损失风险”。