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Effects of Collateral Pledges in Reducing Credit Risks - Confronting Banks in Jordan, as Lending Institutions

Dr. Ahmad Zakaria Siam

Abstract

The research aims at investigating the effects of Collaterals pledges in reducing credit Risks .To achieve research goals data were collected from all commercial banks operating in Jordan. Research concluded that banks in Jordan use collaterals effectively and in a wide range, and collaterals size have a direct impact on credit risk. Credit risk differs with collaterals.

Journal of Social Sciences
Volume 3 No. 3, 2007, 134-137

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2007.134.137

Submitted On: 2 February 2007 Published On: 30 September 2007

How to Cite: Siam, D. A. Z. (2007). Effects of Collateral Pledges in Reducing Credit Risks - Confronting Banks in Jordan, as Lending Institutions. Journal of Social Sciences, 3(3), 134-137. https://doi.org/10.3844/jssp.2007.134.137

Open AccessCopyright: © 2007 Dr. Ahmad Zakaria Siam. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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Keywords

  • Collateral
  • profitability
  • risks
  • commercial banks
  • lending policies