credit quality
noun [ U ]
FINANCE ukusthe level of ability of a company or government to make regular interest payments on the bonds it sells and pay back their original value:
good/high/satisfactory credit quality Bonds rated AA are considered to be investment grade and of very high credit quality.
low/poor/bad credit quality
the level of ability of a person or company to pay back borrowed money:
consumer/corporate credit quality We're beginning to see some real erosion in consumer credit quality.