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A line of credit is similar to a loan in key respects:
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* It advances requested funds to a borrower up to a preset maximum dollar amount
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* The borrower must repay these funds, plus interest, by a specified date
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Because of these fundamental similarities, the Line of Credit functionality in DDI-Connect should be familiar to those who have used the [[Category:Loans|Loans system]]. Both consist of payment receipting, payment reversal, fund advances and advance reversal.
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However, a line of credit is not a loan. It meets different borrower needs and presents a different set of administrative challenges for your organization. With a loan the loan amount is issued to the borrower once and the borrower repays the amount once. However a line of credit may consist of multiple advances and repayments within a defined period as long as the overall credit balance does not exceed a specified limit.
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Revision as of 12:53, 7 September 2012

A line of credit is similar to a loan in key respects:

  • It advances requested funds to a borrower up to a preset maximum dollar amount
  • The borrower must repay these funds, plus interest, by a specified date


Because of these fundamental similarities, the Line of Credit functionality in DDI-Connect should be familiar to those who have used the. Both consist of payment receipting, payment reversal, fund advances and advance reversal.


However, a line of credit is not a loan. It meets different borrower needs and presents a different set of administrative challenges for your organization. With a loan the loan amount is issued to the borrower once and the borrower repays the amount once. However a line of credit may consist of multiple advances and repayments within a defined period as long as the overall credit balance does not exceed a specified limit.