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3. Creditworth<strong>in</strong>ess Is <strong>of</strong> No Consequence<br />

- Def<strong>in</strong>ed<br />

An assessment <strong>of</strong> the likelihood that a borrower will default on his or her debt<br />

obligations. It is based upon factors, such as his/her history <strong>of</strong> repayment and credit<br />

score. Lend<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>stitutions also consider the availability <strong>of</strong> assets and extent <strong>of</strong> liabilities<br />

to determ<strong>in</strong>e the probability <strong>of</strong> default.<br />

- Investopedia<br />

______<br />

A credit rat<strong>in</strong>g is an evaluation <strong>of</strong> the credit worth<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>of</strong> a debtor, especially a<br />

bus<strong>in</strong>ess (company) or a government, but not <strong>in</strong>dividual consumers. <strong>The</strong> evaluation is<br />

made by a credit rat<strong>in</strong>g agency <strong>of</strong> the debtor's ability to pay back the debt and the<br />

likelihood <strong>of</strong> default. Evaluations <strong>of</strong> <strong>in</strong>dividuals' credit worth<strong>in</strong>ess are known as credit<br />

report<strong>in</strong>g and done by credit bureaus, or consumer credit report<strong>in</strong>g agencies, which<br />

issue credit scores.<br />

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