bank credit

Borrowed purchasing power

Bank credit is the total amount of borrowing capacity a bank extends to a person or business.

It represents how much you can borrow through loans, credit lines, or overdraft facilities.

The company's bank credit allowed them to finance expansion without seeking outside investors.

Bank credit also refers collectively to all lending activity within a banking system: Tight monetary policy restricted bank credit across the economy.

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source of funds

bank creditpersonal savings

Individually accumulated wealth

equity · cash reserves · retained earnings · net worth · liquid assets

financial position

bank creditbank debt

Funds borrowed from lenders

bank loan · outstanding balance · liability · indebtedness · debit balance

financial flow direction

bank creditbank deposit

Money entrusted to institution

bank debt · savings account · loan repayment · cash deposit · customer deposits

Family

bank, credit, banks, banked, banking, banker, bankers, credits, credited

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