Source of Credit
Source of Credit
2. Retail Stores
- Biggest source of merchandise credit in the Philippines.
- Known as “Sari-Sari Store”
o Caters everyday needs of the consumers.
3. Pawnshops
- Oldest credit institution in China and Philippines.
- The amount a pawnshop is willing to lend is based primarily on the value of the item, but it
can also substantially affected by the pawnshop’s primary inventory at the time of the loan.
- Makes loan at substantially higher interest rates than the banks typically charge for personal
loans.
5. Savings Bank
- Since savings banks accumulate the small savings of depositors, such accumulated funds are
in turn invested in bonds or in loans secured by bonds, real estate mortgages, and other
forms of security.
6. Rural Banks
- Provide the chief source of credit especially for those engaged in agriculture that needs
these facilities badly.
Delinquent Payments
- Occurs when an individual/corporation with a contractual obligation to make payments
against a debt (such as loan payments/interest on a bond) doesn’t make those payments on
time or in a regular, timely manner.
Default Notices
- Formal letter sent to you by a creditor as a result of payments missed on a credit agreement
between yourself and a credit provider (Credit Card and Loan Companies).
Repossession
- Reclaiming ownership of something that has not been paid off but still has value.
Collection Agencies
- A company used by lenders or creditors to recover funds that are past due or from accounts
that are in default.
Judgment Lien
- Court ruling that gives a creditor the right to take possession of a debtor’s property if the
debtors fails to fulfill his/her contractual obligations.
Garnishment
- A legal procedure in which a person’s earnings are required by court order to be withheld by
an employer for the payment of a debt such as child support.