This course introduces the concept of Product Boundary vs Term Credit within the Working Capital – Consumer Credit framework. It focuses on defining the structural, operational, and risk differences between working capital facilities and traditional term credit products, ensuring that each product type is applied appropriately to borrower needs and risk objectives.
Learners will explore key assessment dimensions such as evaluating structure choices, defining clear usage boundaries, implementing utilisation monitoring practices, and assessing liquidity risk management considerations, with an emphasis on independent validation and well-documented rationale. The course highlights how working capital products are typically designed for short-term, revolving, and operational funding needs, whereas term credit is structured for fixed-purpose, long-term financing with defined repayment schedules. It also examines the risks that arise when product boundaries become blurred, including misuse of revolving facilities for long-term obligations, liquidity mismatches, and weakened portfolio controls.
The course distinguishes product boundary vs term credit analysis from broader portfolio diversification strategies, emphasizing its role in exposure-level product classification, structural risk identification, and structured breach response, whereas diversification focuses on balancing exposures across broader portfolio segments. Each requires distinct evidence standards, ownership, and approval authority.
By the end of the course, participants will understand how to differentiate working capital facilities from term credit structures in practice, particularly within Working Capital Product Proposition and Structure. The course also emphasizes the role of the credit manager in validating team-level analysis, approving case recommendations, and managing segment-level exposure within Working Capital – Consumer Credit, ensuring appropriate product usage, disciplined risk management, and alignment with credit committee priorities.