Methods of assessing the creditworthiness of the natural person borrower

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to analyze the methods of assessing the creditworthiness of the natural person borrower in terms of feasibility of its applying in various types of lending, as well as to provide the recommendations on the most effective method of implementing such an assessment in banking institutions practice. Both general scientific and special methods of scientific knowledge have become the methodological basis of the article. In the process of writing the article the following methods were used: dialectical, economic comparisons and generalizations, grouping, graphical, system-structural analysis and synthesis. Results of work. In the article the modern methods of assessing the creditworthiness of the natural person borrower used by banking institutions in their practice are thoroughly investigated. The advantages and disadvantages of using each of them and the feasibility of applying different methods in providing various types of loans are substantiated. It is determined that the most promising method of assessing the creditworthiness of the natural person borrower is credit scoring. The implementation of these recommendations will lead to the improvement and acceleration in providing the quality banking services for the client, as well as to the successful operation of the banking institution. Conclusions. The financial condition of the bank as a whole depends on the quality of assessing the creditworthiness of borrowers. Most often, the examination of the creditworthiness of individual borrowers is carried out on a point system for assessing the clients’ reliability. Based on the analysis of qualitative and quantitative indicators, the bank makes a conclusion about the reliability of a potential borrower and gives the assessment to the creditworthiness of the borrower. In considering the financial situation and economic condition of a potential borrower all the details are important, otherwise the bank may be at risk and suffer great losses. At the same time, the complexity of assessing the creditworthiness of the borrower makes financial institutions to apply the different approaches to evaluation methods. Careful clients’ selection based on the assessment of the borrower's creditworthiness allows the bank to minimize its credit resources loss.

Keywords

• banking institution
• consumer lending
• credit scoring
• assessment of the borrower's creditworthiness
• underwriting
• credit history
• qualitative indicators
• quantitative indicators