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The entry into force of the capital adequacy rules (Basel II) has required banks to allocate significant investments in the development and in the implementation of tools to support the entire credit process. These actions range from the assessment of the creditworthiness of the counterparties and the determination of risk-adjusted pricing to the management of loan portfolios.
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Modina, M. (2015). Introduction. In: Credit Rating and Bank-Firm Relationships. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137496225_1
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