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Loan covenant

Finance & Debt

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A contractual condition in a loan agreement — such as a minimum DSCR or maximum LTV — that the borrower must maintain, with a breach triggering default remedies.

Related terms

  • Loan-to-cost (LTC)

    The ratio of debt to total project cost, used in development finance.

  • Loan-to-value (LTV)

    The ratio of debt to property value; higher LTV means more leverage and risk.

  • Mezzanine debt

    Subordinated financing that sits between senior debt and equity, at a higher cost.

  • Mortgage

    A loan secured against real property, repaid over a set term.

  • Mudaraba

    A Sharia-compliant profit-sharing arrangement where one party provides capital and the other provides management, splitting profits by agreed ratio while the c…

  • Murabaha

    A Sharia-compliant financing where the bank buys an asset and resells it to the client at a disclosed cost-plus markup payable in instalments, substituting a f…

  • Musharaka

    A Sharia-compliant joint venture where partners contribute capital and share profits by agreement and losses in proportion to capital; a diminishing musharaka…

  • Non-recourse loan

    A loan secured only by the property itself, so the lender's remedy on default is limited to seizing the asset; rarer and more expensive in emerging markets whe…