Creditor

Creditor - A creditor is a person or company to whom money is owed. Also, a party to which a bankruptcy debtor owes money.

Class Information

Identification

Label (rdfs)
Creditor
Preferred Label
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Alternative Labels
Creditor, Lender, CRED
Identifier
CRED

Definition and Examples

Definition
A creditor is a person or company to whom money is owed. Also, a party to which a bankruptcy debtor owes money.
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Translations

es-es
Acreedor
es-mx
Acreedor
en-gb
Creditor
pt-br
Credor
fr-fr
Créancier
de-de
Gläubiger
he-il
נושה
hi-in
ऋणदाता
zh-cn
债权人
ja-jp
債権者

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Deprecated
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CreditorCreditor - A creditor is a person or company to whom money is owed. Also, a party to which a bankruptcy debtor owes money.Role in MatterRole in Matter - An individual or entity's role, responsibility, or function in executing the legal matter.Creditors' CommitteeCreditors' Committee - A creditors' committee serves to represent the interests of unsecured creditors in bankruptcy court proceedings and also in negotiations between the debtor and other groups. The entity defined by U.S. Bankruptcy Code in Section 1102(a)(1) to represent unsecured creditors.Petitioning CreditorPetitioning Creditor - From U.S. Bankruptcy Court PACERSubordinated CreditorSubordinated Creditor - A Subordinated Creditor holds a claim or loan against a debtor that ranks below other debts in terms of repayment priority, often arising when creditors agree to lesser priority in exchange for potential higher returns. In bankruptcy, these creditors are paid only after senior debts have been settled, making their recovery prospects less certain.Undersecured CreditorUndersecured Creditor - An Undersecured Creditor is a lender whose collateral value securing a loan is less than the outstanding debt owed by the borrower. This situation often arises in bankruptcy contexts, affecting the creditor’s ability to fully recover the loan amount through collateral liquidation.Secured CreditorSecured Creditor - A secured creditor is any creditor or lender associated with an investment in or issuance of a credit product backed by collateral. Secured creditors have a first-order claim on the payouts of a distressed credit investment.Unsecured CreditorUnsecured Creditor - An unsecured creditor is an individual or institution that lends money without obtaining specified assets as collateral. If a borrower fails to make payment on debt that is unsecured, the creditor cannot take any of the borrower's assets without winning a lawsuit first.sub_class_ofparent_class_ofsee_alsois_defined_byselfsub_class_ofparent_class_ofsee_alsois_defined_by