Loan portfolio value

Oldrich Vasicek
01 Jul 2007

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The amount of capital needed to support a portfolio of debt securities depends on the probability distribution of the portfolio loss. Consider a portfolio of loans, each of which is subject to default resulting in a loss to the lender. Suppose the portfolio is financed partly by equity capital and partly by borrowed funds. The credit quality of the lender's notes will depend on the probability that the loss on the portfolio exceeds the equity capital. To achieve a certain credit rating of its

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