TY - JOUR AU - Siam, Dr. Ahmad Zakaria PY - 2007 TI - Effects of Collateral Pledges in Reducing Credit Risks - Confronting Banks in Jordan, as Lending Institutions JF - Journal of Social Sciences VL - 3 IS - 3 DO - 10.3844/jssp.2007.134.137 UR - https://thescipub.com/abstract/jssp.2007.134.137 AB - The research aims at investigating the effects of Collaterals pledges in reducing credit Risks .To achieve research goals data were collected from all commercial banks operating in Jordan. Research concluded that banks in Jordan use collaterals effectively and in a wide range, and collaterals size have a direct impact on credit risk. Credit risk differs with collaterals.