What is 'Credit Risk'. Credit risk refers to the risk that a borrower may not repay a loan and that the lender may lose the principal of the loan or the interest associated with it.
A conference committee is a committee of the Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. The conference committee is usually composed of senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation.
a meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to select party leaders and to develop party policy. called a conference by the republicans. the party member who directs the activities of the minority party on the floor of a legislative body, as of the U.S. Congress.