The Fact That Borrowers Sometimes Default on Their Loans by Declaring

question 67

Multiple Choice

The fact that borrowers sometimes default on their loans by declaring bankruptcy is directly related to the characteristic of a bond called

• A)credit risk.
• B)interest risk.
• C)term risk.
• D)private risk.

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