# Credit Loans

## Overview

`CreditBroker` is a specialized fixed-term, fixed-rate lending broker built on top of the LendingBroker pattern and extended with credit-limit gating.

It enables Lista DAO to offer loans where user eligibility and borrow capacity come from off-chain credit scoring, represented on-chain via Merkle roots.

Unlike standard collateral-based Moolah markets, Credit Loans use `CreditToken` as collateral representation:

* `CreditToken` is non-transferable.
* `1 CreditToken = 1 unit of credit limit = 1 USD borrowing capacity`.

## Contents

* [Loan Lifecycle](https://docs.bsc.lista.org/for-developer/credit-loans/loan-lifecycle)
* [Bad Debt Handling](https://docs.bsc.lista.org/for-developer/credit-loans/bad-debt-handling)
* [Smart Contract](https://docs.bsc.lista.org/for-developer/credit-loans/smart-contract)