credit application

Borrowing permission form

A credit application is a formal request to borrow money or obtain a line of credit.

Banks, credit card companies, and retailers use these forms to collect financial information—income, employment, existing debts—to assess whether an applicant qualifies: Fill out the credit application and we'll have an answer within 48 hours.

Opposites
application outcome

credit applicationcredit denial

Refusal to lend

loan rejection · loan denial · rejection letter

financial direction

credit applicationdebt settlement

Negotiated partial repayment agreement

stage in credit process

credit applicationcredit line

Pre-approved borrowing limit

loan repayment

Family

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Top 100,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G