Changes caused by the new Basel II regulations in the field of equity backing lead to a higher link-up between classification and rating of the risk of the credit user and the costs of the credit, itself. Hence, the rating procedure is now in the centre of the process of credit approval process....

The evaluation of risks discharges very often into subjective assessments of the probabilityof occurrence and / or the extent of loss. These assessments show a low transparency concerningthe development of the judgements and are influenced by various different cognitiveeffects hindering the...