L5-8 Flashcards
It refers to a document which evidence the existence of credit transaction to establish the rights and responsibilities of the parties to the transaction.
Credit Instrument
It described as an acknowledgement of a debt by the buyer, in favor of the seller for merchandise.
Trade Acceptance
It is executed by the maker who, as is logical to expect, is the debtor who promises that he will pay seller the amount owed at certain determinable time.
Promissory notes
It is an unconditional order in writing addressed by one person to whom it is addressed to pay the demand at a fixed future time a certain amount of money to specific person.
Bill of Exchange
a kind of bill of exchange that is legally defined as one wherein the drawer and the drawee reside in two different countries.
Foreign Bill
A kind of bill of exchange wherein the parties both reside in the same country.
Domestic Bill
It is also called as another form of credit instrument whereby through its use, holders thereof are able to purchase goods and services on credit against payment in the future.
Credit Card
It is a letter used by a bank authorizing a designated individual firm or corporation to draw on it up to the total amount for which the credit is established.
Letter of credit
A type of letter of credit that cannot be cancelled or revoked at any time after its issuance or better expiration.
Irrevocable letter of credit
It also known as “Book Credit”
Open Book Account
A type of letter of credit that could be revoked under such condition.
Revocable letter of credit
It is a written account of goods shipped by any person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or by its master, acknowledging receipts of the goods and promising to deliver them safe at the port directed, damages of the sea excepted.
Bill of Lading
Three important purposes are served by a bill of lading. (reading purposes)
- It conveys title to the merchandise.
- It is a receipt of acknowledgement of the goods signed by the carrier.
- It serves as a contract of transportation between the shipper and the carrier.
It is a document that is frequently used to protect the bank when it becomes necessary to release the goods in order that the borrower may utilize or dispose of them. Also defined as a “receipt given” by an importer who has loaned money upon importer’s goods.
Trust Receipts
It is a “written acknowledgement” by a warehouseman that holds certain goods, identified by the receipt, for the person to whom the writing is issued.
Warehouse Receipts
Obligation to Deliver (reading purposes)
A warehouseman, in the absence of some lawful excuse provided by the warehouse receipts law, is bound to deliver the goods upon a demand made either by the holder of a receipts for the goods or by the depositor, if such demand is accompanied with.
Liability for Misdelivery (reading purposes)
Where a warehouseman delivers the goods to one who is not in fact lawfully entitled to the possession of them.
It is the most commonly known legal instrument for secured borrowing in business either individual or corporate form.
Mortgage
Those are personal property that are movable.
Chattel Mortgage
Those are property like land, building, machinery and factories which are immovable.
Mortgage on Real Property
It refers to mortgage by a corporation used as collateral security for a loan of a fixed amount.
Close – end mortgage
This is type of mortgage, a corporation may issue bonds in whatever number it may deem proper under the circumstance.
Open – end mortgage
It is a “bailment of goods” by a debtor to his creditor to be kept till the debt is discharge.
Pledge
Object of Pledge (reading purposes)
All movable which are within the commerce of man may be pledged, provided they are susceptible of possession.
Essential requisites to Pledge and Mortgage (reading purposes)
- That they be constituted to secure the fulfilment of a principal obligation.
- That the pledgor or mortgagor be the absolute owner of the thing pledged or mortgaged.
- That the person constituting the pledge or mortgage have the free disposal of their property.
The time element, which involves the determination as to when payment shall be made
Commonly known as bill on “terms”.
It measure the or specify the credit period when payment will be made.
Term
The nature of the commodity generally circumscribe the terms of sales such as: Cash Basis, Instalment basis, Deferred payment
Commodity as Factor
In a number of instances, the seller recognizes the distant location of the buyer and make concession in the matter of terms.
Geographic Consideration
Term will only effect after the said “R.O.G’ which means
“Receipt on Goods”
The “regular terms” of trade usually apply to shipments of order received for delivery at once. Receive an order in advance which are to be shipped at a certain date.
Seasonal Dating
It tender partial payment from time to time in accordance with the agreement between sellers and buyers.
Terms in Retail Trade
It refers to the customers having doubtful character or capacity to pay.
Standing of Customer
It refers to the goods delivered to the buyer only when the seller obtains receipts of funds corresponding to value of goods ordered.
Cash Terms
It applies to transaction in which the seller receives the cash payment as a condition to deliver goods.
Cash before Delivery (CBD)
It refers to the willingness of the seller to deliver goods to their valuable customers even in the absence of promise to pay
Cash on Delivery (COD)
Frequency of purchase or other circumstances may make necessary for certain special treatment of individual cases.
End of the Month (EOM)
It refers to the bonus offered to induce the earlier payment of the bill. And it reduces the credit risk of the seller and enables to have earlier possession of funds.
Discounts
It is the price paid for the early payment of funds. It arises where the terms allows the buyer to pay on certain date, net, or prior thereto less discounts.
Cash Discount