Collateral – An asset that serves as security in the event an amount owed to a creditor cannot be paid. Collateral can take many forms. A factoring company relies on the accounts receivable and other assets to serve as security against the money they advance to a factoring customer. Collateral is what is used to get paid back either directly as in the case of factoring or indirectly in the case of secured bank lending.
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