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Credit Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Creditor | one to whom a debt is owed |
| Capital | financial asset that comes with a cost |
| Collateral | an asset that a lender accept for security for unsecured loans |
| Principal | most important, consequential, or influential |
| Finance charge | fee levied for extending credit |
| Debt collector (collection) | person that regulates debts |
| Credit bureau | company that collects information from customers |
| Character | reputation of the borrower |
| Credit report | detailed record of an individual's credit history |
| Capacity | borrowers ability to repay a loan or new debt |
| Credit history | document of your financial information |
| Credit rating | assessment of a government's ability to repay a debt |
| 20/10 rule | keep 20% of your annual take home pay, and 10% if your monthly take home pay |
| Debtor | person that owes money |
| Bankruptcy | state of being bankrupt |
| Secured loans | loan backed by a collateral |
| Unsecured loans | loan that doesn’t require a collateral |
| Reaffirmation | an agreement by a debtor to repay their debt |
| Involuntary bankruptcy | legal proceeding that creditors request that a person of business go bankrupt |
| Voluntary bankruptcy | when a debtor chooses to go to court over bankruptcy |
| Discharged debts | cancellation of a debt due to bankruptcy |
| Liquidation | the process in which a company is brought to an end |
| Reorganization | process of renegotiating the terms of a borrower's existing debt to make it easier to pay |