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title: Creditworthiness
description: The assessment of the likelihood that you will not be able to repay your loan. They look at history of past repayments on loans, your credit score and at your assets and liabilities.
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# Creditworthiness

The assessment of the likelihood that you will not be able to repay your loan. They look at history of past repayments on loans, your credit score and at your assets and liabilities.

- [Understanding funding](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Challenges to accessing finance](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#challenges-to-accessing-finance)
    - [Different funding needs](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#different-funding-needs)
    - [Different types of funders](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#different-types-of-funders)
    - [Different types of funding products](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#different-types-of-funding-products)
    - [Credit scores and reports](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#credit-scores-and-reports)
    - [Learn more](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/understanding-funding?hsLang=en#learn-more)
- [Funding for startups](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#main-content)
  
  
  
  
  
    - [Angel investors](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#angel-investors)
    - [Crowdfunding](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#crowdfunding)
    - [Family and friends](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#family-and-friends)
    - [Government funding](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#government-funding)
    - [Incubators and enterprise development programmes](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#incubators-and-enterprise-development-programmes)
    - [Overdrafts](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#overdrafts)
    - [Social enterprise funding/impact investing](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#social-enterprise-funding-impact-investing)
    - [Venture capitalists](https://knowledge.finfind.co.za/funding-for-startups?hsLang=en#venture-capitalists)
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