BANKING AFFAIRS

BANKING GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A very large loan extended by a group of small banks to a single borrower, especially corporate borrowers is known as____
A
Syndicated Loan
B
Group Loan
C
Standard Loan
D
Organised Loan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Solution : A very large loan extended by a group of small banks to a single borrower, especially corporate borrowers is known as syndicated loan.In most cases of syndicated loans, there is a lead bank, which provides a part of the loan and syndicates the balance amount to other banks.

Detailed explanation-2: -A syndicated loan is a loan extended by a group of financial institutions (a loan syndicate) to a single borrower. Syndicates often include both banks and non-bank financial institutions, such as collateralized loan obligation structures (CLOs), insurance companies, pension funds, or mutual funds.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four main types of syndicated loan facilities: a revolving credit; a term loan; an L/C; and an acquisition or equipment line (a delayed-draw term loan).

Detailed explanation-4: -Syndicated loans are usually too large for a single lender to handle. For example, the Chinese corporation Tencent Holdings Ltd., the biggest internet company in Asia and owner of popular messaging services WeChat and QQ, signed a syndicated loan deal on March 24, 2017, to raise $4.65 billion.

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