Distinguishing characteristics of unsuccessful versus successful agribusiness loans

Agricultural Finance Review

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-35

  Gallagher, Richard L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agribusiness; Agribusiness loan; Credit scoring; Experience; Loan officer; Loan success; Management experience

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946546895     PISSN: 00021466     EISSN: 20416326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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