Credit

Builders Exit Revolving Credit Doors 

US home builders in recent months began walking away from their revolving credit facilities, choosing to rely instead on cash and other equivalents held on their balance sheets for short-term liquidity, according to a study by Fitch Ratings. Builders snubbing short-term credit and voluntarily exiting their revolving credit lines indicates a general move toward conservative borrowing practices as the US banking and financial system continues to reel with loan-related losses.