What is 'Credit Risk'. Credit risk refers to the risk that a borrower may not repay a loan and that the lender may lose the principal of the loan or the interest associated with it.
A conference committee is a committee of the Congress appointed by the House of Representatives and Senate to resolve disagreements on a particular bill. The conference committee is usually composed of senior Members of the standing committees of each House that originally considered the legislation.
1 A conference committee is made up of members from the House and Senate committees that originally considered the bill. 2  Once the committee agrees on a compromise, the revised bill is returned to both houses of Congress for their approval. A conference committee is made up of members from the House and Senate committees that originally considered the bill. 2  Once the committee agrees on a compromise, the revised bill is returned to both houses of Congress for their approval.