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The Nature and Functions of Credit
The Nature and Functions of Credit
Credit
CREDIT AND THE ECONOMY
1. consumer credit
2. trade credit
3. bank credit
4. investment credit
5. agricultural credit
6. export credit
7. public credit
1. Consumer Credit
charge account
installment credit
revolving charge account and
personal loans.
Charge Account
Charge Account is “an arrangement which a
customer has with a store to buy goods and
to pay for them at a later date, usually when
the invoice is sent at the end of the month.
” Most sari-sari stores throughout the country
offer charge account services to customers.
This is so because they are situated in
communities where store owners are
personally acquainted with most of its
residents in their respective areas.
Installment Credit is an arrangement where the
customer buys goods by paying a sum regularly
each month.
Revolving Charge Account is an arrangement
where, someone can purchase goods on credit at
any time up to an agreed amount, and continue
to purchase on credit while still paying off the
original, credit grant. The arrangement can also
be applied when borrowing from a bank.
Personal Loan is a loan to a person for
household or other personal use not for business
use.
2. Trade Credit
5. salary loans
6. automotive loans
7. deposits collateral loans
8. interbank call loans.
4. Investment Credit