Open AccessEffects of Collateral Pledges in Reducing Credit Risks – Confronting Banks in Jordan, as Lending Institutions
Author(s) -
Ahmad Zakaria Siam
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of social sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1558-6987
pISSN - 1549-3652
DOI - 10.3844/jssp.2007.134.137
Subject(s) - collateral , business , financial system , credit risk , economics , monetary economics , finance
he research aims at investigating the effects of Collaterals pledges in reducing credit Risks .To achieve research goals data were collected from all commercial banks operating in Jordan. Research concluded that banks in Jordan use collaterals effectively and in a wide range, and collaterals size have a direct impact on credit risk. Credit risk differs with collaterals