A creditor is any person or organization that lends money or extends credit, expecting to be repaid with interest and fees. Creditors can include banks, credit card companies, hospitals and even ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Robert Kelly is managing director of XTS Energy LLC, and has more than three decades of ...

Trade credit is an arrangement that allows a business to acquire goods or services from another business without making immediate payment. This ability to buy now and pay later is an important ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about incisive investing advice. Well, we’re in a recession, and that means more and more people will have troubled paying ...