lender

Definition

A private, public or institutional entity which makes funds available to others to borrow.

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marginal lender, loan, mortgage, commitment fee, origination fee, credit, covenant, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, installment, interest, mortgagee, factor, pawn broker, collateral, satisfaction of debt, Truth in Lending

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