This course covers Correlation Risk Indicators, which involve assessing relationships and interconnected risk patterns among borrowers, industries, sectors, products, geographic regions, or portfolio segments within Credit Monitoring & Portfolio Surveillance workflows. It focuses on identifying situations where multiple exposures may be affected by the same economic, market, operational, or sector-specific stress factors, increasing the potential for simultaneous deterioration across the portfolio. The course examines how correlation risk analysis supports early detection of concentration vulnerabilities, emerging systemic risks, and hidden portfolio dependencies that may not be apparent through individual exposure reviews alone. It evaluates key dimensions such as control lapses, early warning signal identification, risk trend analysis, and proactive portfolio risk management, with each requiring independent validation and documented rationale before any credit action is finalized. Particular emphasis is placed on dependency analysis, common risk drivers, concentration monitoring, stress correlation assessment, and governance oversight of interconnected portfolio exposures. It is distinct from a portfolio diversification strategy, as it focuses specifically on identifying, measuring, and monitoring correlated risk exposures within the existing portfolio, rather than the broader strategic allocation and diversification of assets. Within Portfolio Risk Trend Analysis, the senior credit leader sets portfolio limits, governs exception criteria, and drives strategic alignment across the Credit Monitoring & Portfolio Surveillance function, shaping escalation scope, risk priorities, and portfolio management decisions through effective monitoring of correlation risk indicators and interconnected portfolio vulnerabilities.