Furthermore, the level of efficiency of the credit approval processes is an important rating element. Due to the considerable differences in the nature of various borrowers and the assets to be financed as well as the large number of products and their complexity, there cannot be a uniform process to assess credit risks. The quality of the credit approval process from a risk perspective is determined by the best possible identification and evaluation of the credit risk resulting from a possible exposure. 21 According to Oesterreichische National bank Credit Approval Process and Credit Risk Management (2000), the credit risk can be distributed among four risk components.