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Credit Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Creditor | a party to whom money is owed |
| Capital | wealth in the form of money or assets, taken as a sign of the financial strength of an individual, organization, or nation |
| Collateral | specific asset pledged as a secondary security by a borrower or guarantor |
| Principal | capital as distinct from the income derived from it |
| Finance Charge | total cost of borrowing, including interest charges, commitment fees, and other charges paid by the borrower for availing the loan facility |
| Debt collector | process of recovering amounts owed to a firm by its customers |
| Credit bureau | a company that collects information relating to the credit ratings of individuals and makes it available to credit card companies and financial institutions |
| Character | one of the 5 key factors considered in evaluation of a loan application is the applicant’s credit history and reputation in the community |
| Credit report | document supplied by a bank or credit reporting agency that summarized an entity’s credit history and present financial position |
| Capacity | specific ability of an entity or resource, measured in quantity and level or quality, over an extended period |
| Credit history | record of a borrower’s payment behavior that reflects his or her ability to repay a loan |
| Credit rating | evaluation of the timely repayment ability of an individual, firm, or debt security |
| 20/10 rating | money borrowed should total below 20% of your annual after-tax income; not including mortgage/rent. Payments on all the loans and credit cards should be no more than 10% of your monthly after-tax income |
| Debtor | a person who owes money |
| Bankruptcy | legal procedure for liquidating a business which can’t fully pay its debts out of its current assets |
| Secured loans | loan agreement under which a borrower pledges a specific asset or property which the lender can seize in case of default |
| Unsecured loans | loan extended only on the basis of the borrower’s financial position, creditworthiness, credit history, and general reputation |
| Reaffirmation | when you reaffirm a debt, you agree that you will still owe the debt after your bankruptcy case is over |
| Involuntary bankruptcy | the process where creditor petition the court to begin bankruptcy proceedings on a debtor |
| Voluntary Bankruptcy | term for legal proceedings whereby a debtor entity, on its own initiative files a petition seeking relief from creditors |
| Discharged debts | releases individual debtors from personal liability for the debt and prevents the creditor owed that debt from taking any collection actions against the debtor |
| Liquidation | winding up of a firm by selling off its free assets to convert them into cash to pay the firm’s unsecured creditors |
| Reorganization | restructuring of a firm’s operations, in order to concentrate on core activities and outsource peripheral ones, often requiring reduction in workforce |