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Debt
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Unsecured Debt
This debt lacks specific collateral. Creditors rely solely on the debtor's general creditworthiness and promise to repay. Examples include most credit card balances and unsecured corporate bonds. The priority of repayment for unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings is generally subordinate to [secured creditors](/entries/secured-cred… -
Debt
Linked via "creditors"
Unsecured Debt
This debt lacks specific collateral. Creditors rely solely on the debtor's general creditworthiness and promise to repay. Examples include most credit card balances and unsecured corporate bonds. The priority of repayment for unsecured creditors in bankruptcy proceedings is generally subordinate to [secured creditors](/entries/secured-cred… -
Risk Premiums
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Default Risk Premium (Credit Spread)
This premium compensates creditors for the probability that a borrower (corporate or sovereign) will fail to meet its debt obligations. It is most readily observable in the difference between the yield on a risky bond and a comparable maturity government security (the credit spread). For corporate bonds, the premium is strongly correlated with the issuer's "[Corporat…