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credit enhancement

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Credit Enhancement
A method whereby a company attempts to improve its debt or credit worthiness.

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Credit enhancements take many different forms. An example of a credit enhancement would be conversion rights added on to a debt instrument in order to lower the issuing interest rate.

Credit enhancement
The purchase of the financial guarantee of a large insurance company to raise funds. In the context of project financing, the issuance of a guarantee or additional collateral to reinforce the credit strength of a project financing. Also, the reduction of counterparty risk on a swap transaction through such measures as bilateral netting.
credit enhancement
An addition to a bond issue that improves the issue's safety of principal and interest. For example, the purchase of insurance guaranteeing payments on a bond issue is credit enhancement.


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Credit enhancement for the 'AAA' rated class A certificates reflects the 37% credit enhancement provided by the M-1 through M-9 and B certificates, monthly excess interest, and initial over collateralization (OC) of 8.
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