Lecture Credit and Collection Chapter 1
Lecture Credit and Collection Chapter 1
Lecture Credit and Collection Chapter 1
CREDIT HAS SUFFERED FROM MANY MISCOMMUNICATIONS, HOWEVER, JOHN STUART MILLS
APTLY SAYS IT ALL “CREDIT IS THE PERMISSION TO USE ANOTHER PERSON’S CAPITAL”.
THERE ARE TWO BROAD CATEGORIES OF CREDIT, NAMELY, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC. PUBLIC CREDIT IS
PRIMARILY CONCERNED WITH PUBLIC FINANCE. PRIVATE CREDIT is further divided into
consumer/personal and business credit.
BUSINESS ENTERPRISES COMPOSE THE OTHER BULK OF USERS OF CREDIT. BUSINESSMEN USE CRDIT
TO START THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR TO EXPAND EXISTING BUSINESS. MOST ENTREPRENEURS RELY ON
CREDIT TO KEEP THEIR BUSINESS GROWING.
CREDIT IS ALSO USED WIDELY BY THE GOVERNMENT. WHEN THE NATIONAL EXPENDITURES EXCEEDS
INCOME GOVERNMENT USES CREDIT TO FINANCE PROJECTS WHEN FUNDS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.