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Mastering Commercial Credit: The 5 C's of Lending 1 Credit

Mar 12, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

Mastering Commercial Credit: The 5 C's of Lending 1 Credit

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Mar 12, 2025, 10:00 AM ET

Learning Objective

  • To discuss the fundamental components of the Five Cs of Credit Analysis and their role in commercial lending assessments.
  • To analyze and apply the Five Cs—Capacity, Conditions, Collateral, Character—to assess a borrower's repayment capacity and willingness.
  • To explain and evaluate a borrower's repayment Capacity through comprehensive cash flow analysis.
  • To inspect and assess the impact of industry Conditions on lending risks and borrowing needs across business cycles.
  • To explore Collateral values and leverage analysis in assessing asset-backed lending risks.
  • To analyze the role of Character in evaluating borrower willingness to repay, emphasizing payment history and fraud prevention measures.

Course Overview

In the realm of commercial lending, understanding the Five Cs of Credit is paramount. Lenders rely on these fundamental elements to gauge borrowers' financial health and repayment capabilities. The first aspect, Capacity, scrutinizes a borrower's ability to repay through sustained cash flow generated by stable financial conditions and robust operational performance.

A critical step in the lending process involves projecting a borrower's financial performance. This necessitates a comprehensive analysis of underlying assumptions like revenue growth, productivity, and profitability ratios. By forecasting financial statements, including income, balance sheet, and cash flow, lenders quantify future cash flows available for debt repayment, dividends, and investments, vital for the borrower's successful operation.

Moreover, exploring Shareholder Value is integral. Evaluating the discounted value of future cash flows and key drivers contributes to sustaining business commitments. Emphasizing working capital management and productive capital expenditures fosters increased shareholder value.

Major Topics Covered

  • 5 C's of Credit
  • Global Cash Flow (GCF) and Global Debt Service Coverage (GDSC)
  • 4 Stages of  the Business Cycle
  • Resources and capabilities: Value Chain Analysis
  • Possible sources of information on character

Our online webinar by Dev Strischek aims to elucidate these concepts. Participants will delve into the first four Cs - Capacity, Conditions, Collateral, and Character - integral in assessing repayment ability. Additionally, we'll explore how Character, the fifth C, plays a pivotal role in evaluating a borrower's willingness to repay. Capacity gauges repayment ability through cash flow, while Conditions and Collateral delve into industry vulnerabilities and asset liquidation values, respectively. Lastly, Character assesses the borrower's willingness to repay, evidenced by payment history, accompanied by fraud prevention tips.

Join us in this Finance course to master the Five Cs of Commercial Credit, empowering yourself with a comprehensive understanding of credit and lending essentials.

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License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Finance for CPA in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Corporate Finance for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) 1 CPD Eligible
Finance for Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1 CPD Eligible
Finance for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 1 CPE Eligible
Financial Accounting and Reporting for Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) 1 CE Eligible
Finance for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 1 CPE Eligible
General finance principles and financial concepts for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1 CE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible
License details Credits Status
Finance for Certified Public Accountants (CPA-US) 1 CPE Approved
Finance for CPA in Canada 1 CPD Eligible
Corporate Finance for Certified Management Accountants (CMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV) 1 CPD Eligible
Finance for Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Delaware Licensed Public Accountant (DE-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountant - ICAEW 1 CPD Eligible
Finance for Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA) 1 CPE Eligible
Financial Planning and Analysis for Certified Treasury Professional (CTP) 1 CE Eligible
Finance for Iowa Licensed Public Accountant (IA-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Maine Licensed Public Accountant (ME-LPA) 1 CPE Eligible
Finance for Certified Business Appraiser (CBA)/Master Certified Business Appraiser (MCBA) 1 CPE Eligible
General finance principles and financial concepts for Certified FP&A Professional (FP&A) 1 CE Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Ireland (CAI) 1 CPD Eligible
Chartered Accountants - Scotland 1 CPD Eligible
CPA - Ireland 1 CPD Eligible

Additional Information

Credit

1

Course Level

Basic

Instructional Method

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Group Internet Based

Pre-requisites

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Advance Preparation

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About Instructor

Dev Strischek

Dev Strischek

Principal, Devon Risk Advisory Group, LLC

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A frequent speaker, instructor, advisor and writer on credit risk and commercial banking topics and issues, Dev is principal of Devon Risk Advisory Group and engages in consulting, speaking and training on a wide range of risk, credit, and lending topics. As former SVP and senior credit policy officer at SunTrust Bank, Atlanta, he was responsible for developing, implementing, and administering credit policies for SunTrust's wholesale lines of business--commercial, commercial real estate, corporate investment banking, capital markets, business banking and private wealth management. He also spent three years as managing director and credit approver in SunTrust's Florida commercial lending and corporate investment banking areas, respectively. Prior to SunTrust, Dev was chief credit officer for Barnett Bank's Palm Beach region. Besides stints at other banks in Florida, Kansas City, and Ohio, Dev's experiences outside of banking include CFO of a Honolulu construction company, combat engineer officer in the U.S. Army, and college economics instructor in Hawaii, Missouri, and Florida. A graduate of Ohio State University and the ABA Stonier Graduate School of Banking, he earned his M.B.A. from the University of Hawaii.

Dev serves as an instructor at the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, the Southwestern Graduate School of Banking, and the American Bankers Association's (ABA) Commercial Lending School. His school, conference, and workshop audiences have included participants drawn from the ABA, RMA, OCC, Federal Reserve, FDIC, FFIEC, SBA, the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) and the AICPA.  He worked with RMA to develop, implement, and teach its Critical Thinking course.

Dev has written about credit risk management, financial analysis and related subjects for the ABA's Commercial Insights, the Risk Management Association's RMA Journal, the IMA’s Strategic Finance and other business professional journals. He is the author of Analyzing Construction Contractors and its related RMA workshop. A past national chair of RMA and former Florida Chapter president, Dev serves as a member of the RMA Journal's advisory board.  He represented the banking industry as a member of the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Private Company Council, which reviews and recommends changes to existing and proposed generally accepted accounting principles that make them more cost-effective for privately held companies.  Finally, he has consulted on credit risk issues with banks in Morocco, Egypt, and Angola through the US State Department's Financial Service Volunteer Corps (FSVC).

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Natalya Solodyankin, AFSP

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Dev Strischek did an excellent job, and I learned some new things. It was a tremendous and exciting course!

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Mira White, CPA (US)

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Dev has a very pleasant voice, making listening very easy. Course was informative.

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