Credit Flashcards

1
Q

“Credit is a system whereby a person who can’t pay, gets another person who can’t pay, to guarantee that he can pay”

A

Charles Dickens (Little Dorrit)

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2
Q

Contract agreement in which a borrower receives a sum of money or something of value and repays a lender at a later date, generally with interest or risk financial or legal penalties

A

Credit

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3
Q

Most common form of buying on credit

A

Credit cards

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4
Q

A potential that a contractual party will fail to meet its obligations in accordance with the agreed terms

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Credit Risk

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5
Q

Nature/Characteristics/ Elements of Credit

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Credit is a bi-partite or two-party contract
Credit is elastic
Credit involves the presence of trust of faith
Credit involves risk
Credit involves futurity

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6
Q

Source of credit

A

Creditor

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7
Q

Credit can increase or decrease by the creditor based on what?

A

Performance of the debtor

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8
Q

Basic element of credit is the creditor’s reliance on both the debtor’s ________

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ability and willingness to pay

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9
Q

As to maturity

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Short Term (within 1 year)
Medium Term (1 to 5 years)
Long Term (more than 5 years)

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10
Q

As to payment interest

A

Ordinary
Discount

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10
Q

As to source

A

Public: Government
Private: Commercial enterprises, banks and other financial institutions

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11
Q

Interest is paid together with the principal in maturity date

A

Ordinary

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12
Q

Interest is automatically deducted from the principal at the time it is granted

A

Discount

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13
Q

As to method of release

A

Lump-sum
Installment

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14
Q

As to source of payment

A

Self-Liquidating
Non-self-liquidating

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15
Q

Payment came from the income use of principal

A

Self-Liquidating Credit

16
Q

Payment came from income or salary of debtor

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Non-self-liquidating

17
Q

As to purpose

A

Commercial
Agricultural
Industrial
Personal
Real Estate

18
Q

As to loan user

A

Commercial
Agricultural
Industrial
Personal Consumer
Real Estate
Public Utility
Services
Export

19
Q

As to security

A

Secured
Unsecured

19
Q

Importance of Credit

A

Credit is an agent of production
Credit is a liquidity medium
Credit is a medium of capital formation
Credit develops salability of goods and services
Credit compliments monetary system
Credit is a tool for redistribution of wealth
Credit helps in creation of business
Credit motivates higher business standards and practices
Credit increase purchasing power
Credit makes it possible to attain growth and progress

20
Q

Refers to a type of credit vehicle in which a sum of money is lent to another party in exchange for future repayment of the value of principal amount

A

Loan

20
Q

Thou shall make sure that the company/persons you are lending to is of outstanding character

A

Character

21
Q

Thou shall ensure that the company/person are lending to have the capacity to repay the term

A

Capacity

21
Q

Adequately capitalized

A

Capital

22
Q

Thou shall underwrite all loans understanding that business and economic conditions can and will change

A

Condition

23
Q

Overemphasis on net worth and past performance

A

Complacency

23
Q

Thou shall make sure that collateral does not drive lending decisions

A

Collateral

23
Q

“Don’t worry about the loan documentation,I’ll get it later”

A

Carelessness

24
Q

Poor communication up and down the line is deadly

A

Communication

24
Q

Be correct 99.5% of the time

A

Contingencies

25
Q

Thou shall not be swept away by competition

A

Competition