this paper presents a comprehensive review of the works done, during the 2000–2012, in the application of data mining techniques in credit scoring. yet there isn’t any literature in the field of data mining applications in credit scoring. using a novel research approach, this paper investigates academic and systematic literature review and includes all of the journals in the science direct onli...

the credit portfolio management and the optimal credit portfolio selection are identified as one of the most effective factors in banks’ credit risk. two main strategies in this regard include diversification versus concentration. in this study, at first, the status of diversification of iran’s banking sector is analyzed, then the relationship between diversification of the credit portfolio and...

The failure or success of the banking industry depends largely on the industry’s ability to properly evaluate credit risk. In the consumer-lending context, the bank’s goal is to maximize income by issuing as many good loans to consumers as possible while avoiding losses associated with bad loans. Mistakes could severely affect profits because the losses associated with one bad loan may undermin...

in this paper we analyze the relationship between creditrisk & profitability in iranian banks. the credit risk is measured bynon-performing loans ratio &loan; loss provision ratio. also, theprofitability has been measured by return on assets &return; on equity.the survey data are from fifteen iranian banks& credit institutesduring the time period of 2003 to 2009.results show that there is asign...

For banks and financial institutions, credit risk had been an essential factor that needed to be managed well. Credit risk was the possibility that a borrower of counter party would fail to meet its obligations in accordance with agreed terms. Credit risk; therefore arise from the bank’s dealings with or lending to corporate, individuals, and other banks or financial institutions.  Credit risk...

for banks and financial institutions, credit risk had been an essential factor that needed to be managed well. credit risk was the possibility that a borrower of counter party would fail to meet its obligations in accordance with agreed terms. credit risk; therefore arise from the bank’s dealings with or lending to corporate, individuals, and other banks or financial institutions.  credit risk...

The Basel II Accord pointed out benefits of credit risk management through internal models to estimate Probability of Default (PD). Banks use default predictions to estimate the loan applicants’ PD. However, in practice, PD is not useful and banks applied credit scorecards for their decision making process. Also the competitive pressures in lending industry forced banks to use profit scorecards...