debtholders
Bond investors collectively
Debtholders are those who hold debt—creditors who have lent money and are owed repayment.
The term appears most often in corporate finance, where debtholders (typically bondholders) have different interests than shareholders: In bankruptcy, debtholders are paid before stockholders.
Also spelled as two words.
Owners of debt securities
- noteholdersOwners of debt instruments
- lendersThose who provide loans
- mortgageesHolders of property loans
- lienholdersCreditors with security interests
secured · unsecured · subordinated · senior · junior · pledgees · guarantors · institutional
Ties that unite
- debenturesUnsecured corporate debt instruments
- notesBrief written records
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- treasuriesFunds or storage repositories
loans · mortgages · coupon · yield · maturity · principal · interest · callable
Preset standard option
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
- haircutStyling by trimming
impairment · write-down · creditworthiness · downgrade · solvency · liquidity · exposure · concentration
Lender seizes mortgaged property
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- lienClaim securing debt
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- seizureForcible taking or convulsion
judgment · collection · workout · forbearance · modification · standstill · acceleration · litigation
Statements of truth
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- seniorityRank from length of service
- collateralSecurity for debt
- covenantsBinding formal agreements
voting · consent · acceleration · enforcement · recovery · subordination · indenture · trustee
bondholders
Owners of debt securities
- noteholdersOwners of debt instruments
- lendersThose who provide loans
- mortgageesHolders of property loans
lienholders · secured · unsecured · subordinated · senior · junior · pledgees · guarantors · institutional · retail
bonds
Ties that unite
- debenturesUnsecured corporate debt instruments
- notesBrief written records
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
treasuries · loans · mortgages · coupon · yield · maturity · principal · interest · callable · convertible
default
Preset standard option
- insolvencyInability to pay debts
- bankruptcyLegal status when insolvent
- restructuringRearranging an existing framework
haircut · impairment · write-down · creditworthiness · downgrade · solvency · liquidity · exposure · concentration · rollover
foreclosure
Lender seizes mortgaged property
- repossessionCreditor seizing collateral
- lienClaim securing debt
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
seizure · judgment · collection · workout · forbearance · modification · standstill · acceleration · litigation · receivership
claims
Statements of truth
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- seniorityRank from length of service
- collateralSecurity for debt
covenants · voting · consent · acceleration · enforcement · recovery · subordination · indenture · trustee · remedies
debtholdersshareholders
Owners of company stock
stockholders · venture capitalists · angel investors · owners · partners