Overall this is an effective overview of credit risk, particularly useful for training new staff or for explaining credit risk concepts to non-experts involved in the risk management process.This book certainly has some shortcomings as pointed out in the prior review. It not well-suited to teaching the mechanics of credit risk modeling, although it does provide a foundation in the basic terms and concepts employed in evaluating credit risk. Indeed, this book is helpful in providing a context for the application of quant modeling to credit risk for those who already have strong facility in quant modeling.