This course introduces the concept of Product Stress Testing Framework within the Personal Loan Credit (Salaried/Self-Employed) framework. It focuses on evaluating how a credit product performs under adverse scenarios, helping institutions assess resilience, identify vulnerabilities, and ensure risk preparedness under changing economic conditions.
Learners will explore key assessment dimensions such as analyzing income stability under stress scenarios, evaluating shifts in bureau behaviour, assessing the impact on risk-based pricing, and monitoring changes in portfolio performance under simulated stress conditions, with an emphasis on independent validation and well-documented rationale. The course highlights how stress testing helps anticipate deterioration in credit quality, increases in default rates, and pressure on profitability. It also examines the use of scenario design (e.g., economic slowdown, interest rate shocks, employment instability) to evaluate product sensitivity.
The course distinguishes product stress testing frameworks from broader portfolio restructuring mechanisms, emphasizing its role in forward-looking risk identification, vulnerability assessment, and breach response at the product and exposure level, whereas restructuring mechanisms focus on managing already stressed assets. Each requires distinct evidence standards, ownership, and approval authority.
By the end of the course, participants will understand how to design and apply stress testing frameworks in practice, particularly within Pricing, Tenor, and Risk–Reward Calibration. The course also emphasizes the role of the credit manager in validating team-level analysis, approving case recommendations, and managing segment-level exposure within Personal Loan Credit, ensuring proactive risk management and alignment with credit committee priorities.