The growing case of classified debts and the increasing trend in the yearly provisions for bad and doubtful debts in commercial banks suggest that there may be errors in the administration of credit by the commercial banks in Nigeria. With this background, the leading policies of the credit management in a typical commercial bank the Union bank of Nigeria PLC was appraised with a view to ascertaining the causes and consequences of bad debts as well as to find ways and means of reducing the incidence therefore. The researcher thought test techniques intended to ascertain which find diversion has any effect on bad debts of Union Bank, to determine to extend to which government intervention in undoing policies of Commercial banks has influence bad debt in Union Bank and to determine the extend to which government intervention in lending policies of commercial banks has influenced bad debt in Union bank and to determine the extend to which improper project evaluation influences bad debts of Union bank.
A questionnaire was used to collect data and together with information obtained from oral interview and desk research as well as documented and analysed by the use of Chi-square statistical test techniques. Three hypothesis were tested on effect of fund diversion, government intervention in lending policies and the extent to which improper project evaluation influenced bad debt of Union bank.
Relevant variable were determined and the effectives of bank loan management were measured using statistical indices and ratios.
Evidence from the replant shows to the acceptance that fund diversion affect bad debt in Union Bank, government intervention has direct influence on Union Banks bad debt and that improper project evaluation has significant influence and bad debt of Union bank.
On these basis, the researcher made her recommendations and concluded that banks should lent to viable projects and ensure that it is backed by adequate collateral.
It is suggested that future research in this area should examine on community banks, foreign banks and government owed bank like federal mortgage bank of Nigeria.
TABLE OF CONTENT
Title page
Approval page
Dedication
Abstract
Acknowledgment
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
1.1Background of the study
1.2Statement of the problem
1.3Objective of the study
1.4Research questions
1.5Research Hypothesis
1.6Significance of the study
1.7Scope and Limitation of the study
1.8Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
2.1Theoretical Review
2.2Empirical Review
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.1Research Design
3.2Research Methodology
3.3Sources of Data
Method of data presentation.
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