Internal rating method as an instrument to value credit risk

This thesis is focused on the internal rating method as an instrument to value the credit risk. Firstly, it is aimed on the general method of measurement and control over the credit risk in banks, then there is introduced a process how to develop Basel regulation. Basel II. agreement, which is the focal point of this thesis, allows banks to use standardized approach or IRB method to evaluate the credit risk. After the definition of the standardized method the author focuses on IRB method. There are introductory IRB notes, then it is concentrated on an approval of using this approach by a regulator. The main part of the thesis is given to the calculation of the capital requirement by IRB method. Descriptions of the general formulas and risk parameters are described there. The calculation is demonstrated by a real illustration