credit analyst

A credit analyst

is a person employed by an organization to analyze the credit worthiness of customers and potential customers,
and to assist in the ongoing management and modeling of credit risk thereafter.
See Credit analysis § Role and Financial analyst § Corporate and other for discussion.
In May 2015, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 70,840 people employed as credit analysts. The salary for this position ranged from $40,250 to $134,080 with a mean average wage of $79,720.In investment banks, "quants" are responsible for the analytics related to the risk management and regulatory capital due to credit risk on the banking book (and to pricing and hedging credit derivatives). This position is distinct from the more commercially-focused credit management role described in this article.

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