This course introduces the concept of Loan Against Property Proposition Design within the Consumer LAP (Loan Against Property) Credit framework. It focuses on understanding the intent, scope, and risk implications involved in designing secured lending propositions that align with portfolio strategy, customer needs, collateral standards, and long-term risk management objectives.
Learners will explore key assessment dimensions such as understanding proposition intent and scope, interpreting product governance requirements, and evaluating collateral valuation considerations, with an emphasis on independent validation and well-documented rationale. The course highlights how LAP proposition design influences borrower segmentation, pricing structures, collateral eligibility, underwriting standards, repayment structures, and portfolio positioning within the secured lending market. It also examines how weak proposition design can create concentration risks, governance inconsistencies, customer suitability concerns, collateral vulnerabilities, and long-term portfolio performance issues.
The course distinguishes loan against property proposition design from broader portfolio diversification strategies, emphasizing its role in exposure-level product structuring, risk identification, governance alignment, and strategic market positioning, whereas diversification strategies focus more broadly on balancing aggregate portfolio concentrations across segments, geographies, collateral profiles, and risk categories. Each requires distinct evidence standards, ownership, and approval authority.
By the end of the course, participants will understand how to design, assess, and implement LAP product proposition frameworks in practice, particularly within LAP Product Proposition and Market Positioning functions. The course also emphasizes the role of the senior credit leader in setting portfolio limits, governing exception criteria, and driving strategic alignment across the Consumer LAP Credit function, ensuring disciplined product governance, sustainable market positioning, and alignment with credit committee priorities.