loss given default

LGD. The actual total loss that is experienced by a bank when a debtor defaults on a loan from that bank. The loss given default is not always equal to the total amount of the loan; for example, if the debtor pledged collateral against the loan, the bank could receive these assets, and their total loss would not be greater than the amount of the loan minus the value of the assets.

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