Financial Covenants
Financial covenants are loan-agreement tests, such as leverage or coverage ratios, that monitor borrower risk and lender protections.
Covenants and Lending Standards terms for credit facilities, borrower analysis, pricing, fees, amortization, repayment, loan types, and regulation.
Covenants and Lending Standards terms explain loan types, credit facilities, borrower analysis, pricing, interest, fees, repayment schedules, amortization, government programs, and lending standards.
Use this branch when a loan term changes facility type, borrower obligation, cost of credit, repayment timing, eligibility, underwriting, or regulatory disclosure.
| Term | Use it for |
|---|---|
| Financial Covenants | Loan type, facility, borrower analysis, pricing, APR, fee, amortization, repayment, government program, or lending-standard term. |
| Non-Ratio Covenant | Loan type, facility, borrower analysis, pricing, APR, fee, amortization, repayment, government program, or lending-standard term. |
| Ratio Covenant | Loan type, facility, borrower analysis, pricing, APR, fee, amortization, repayment, government program, or lending-standard term. |
Check the promissory note or loan agreement, borrower eligibility, principal, rate, APR, fee schedule, maturity, amortization method, repayment term, covenant, disclosure, and underwriting file.
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Financial covenants are loan-agreement tests, such as leverage or coverage ratios, that monitor borrower risk and lender protections.
A non-ratio covenant is a loan agreement promise or restriction that is not expressed as a financial ratio test.
A ratio covenant requires a borrower to maintain, meet, or avoid specified financial ratios under a loan agreement.