La auditoría interna y la gestión del crédito en las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito del segmento 1 - zona 3

Abstract

The cooperative sector has been strengthened since the creation of the Superintencia de Economía Popular y Solidaria, mainly due to the implementation of new policies and control and supervision procedures. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate the work of internal audit and credit management in the cooperatives under analysis, considering that the cooperative sector in the national economy represents approximately 17% of PIB. The present study was carried out with information from Cooperatives belonging to segment 1, in zone 3, which includes the provinces of: Bolívar, Cotopaxi, Chimborazo, Pastaza and Tungurahua; which total an amount in Assets for USD $ 1,959,895,067.33 (information cut to February 28, 2018), representing 24.83% of the total Assets of the first floor Cooperatives belonging to segment 1 nationwide. The audit of the credit process in financial institutions has gained momentum thanks to the establishment of audit recommendations, which, when complied with, contribute to the improvement of the internal control implemented in each of the institutions; In addition, thanks to the design and implementation of effective controls, the Savings and Credit Cooperatives maintain the quality of their products and / or services. Credit risk is the possibility of incurring economic losses derived from the breach of obligations by the debtors and guarantors, in financial intermediation operations, this breach is manifested in the non-payment, or partial payment of the obligations agreed between the cooperatives and their partners; it is emphasized in the indicator called credit default, which warns of financial crises that result in problems of profitability and diminishing profits; for which the savings and credit cooperatives must have a solid backing composed of guarantees, solvency and repayment capacity for the collection of current fees.