Credit risk management is one of the important topics in the banking sector and it is
considered As an essential and decisive and proactive factor to reduce losses and earn an
acceptable level of return to its shareholders. The objective of researc
h to study the impact
of credit risk management on the rate of return on equity in private banks in Syria and the
nature of this effect.
To achieve the goal of the search a Convenience sample was selected from private banks in
Syria for which financial reports and risk management reports were available.
The search results showed There is no statistically significant relationship between credit
risk management and rate of return on equity in private banks in Syria in that time period
At a significant level of 5% . but there is a statistically significant relationship between
credit risk management and return on equity if the hypothesis is tested at a significant level
of 10%. The results also showed a statistically significant relationship between the rate of
non-performing loans and the rate of return on equity , And The capital adequacy ratio
negatively affects the rate of return on equity.
The research aims to know the role of credit risk management in the improvement of the banking performance in the commercial bank of Syria in Lattakia. To achieve the research objectives, a questionnaire was constructed and distributed to all credit
management employee of the bank, (33 employees). After the study and analysis, the following conclusions were reached:
1- The credit management has a high efficiency, as it defines the appropriate size of credit regarding each client; it chooses the qualified and experienced people to work in the credit management, and each credit transaction get under specific analysis and comprehensive review by a qualified and experienced credit analyst.
2- In order to maintain the level of liquidity of the bank, the credit management amends granting credit criteria, to lead to the improvement of liquidity indicators, where the bank keeps appropriate voluntary liquidity in local and foreign currencies, because the good liquidity in the bank contribute to increase clients' confidence in the bank and its operations.
3- The credit management in the bank assesses the profitability in quantitive and objective way, and reviews the criteria of the granting on an ongoing basis, and modifies granting credit criteria in a way that lead to improve bank's profitability.
4- There is a direct correlation between the efficiency of credit risk management and,(low volume and number of non performing loans, improvement of bank's liquidity ratio, and improvement of bank's profitability).
