This collection of papers, published in April 2002, was presented at the workshop ‘The role of the central credit register in credit management: experience and outlook’ held at S.A.Di.Ba., the Bank of Italy’s training and conference facility, on 9 April 2002 to promote discussions on the quality of the service offered to the whole of the financial system. The papers examine the function of the Central Credit Register as a public information system and look at possible lines of development, including in the light of trends set in motion by the Basel Capital Accord. The authors include Fabio Arnaboldi, Enrico Bertulessi, Alessandro Carretta, Giovanni Carosio, Carlo Chiesa, Renato Della Moretta, Vincenzo Desario, Roberto Falcone, Aldo Lombardo, Andrea Resti, and Marco Salemi.