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For the same reason, none of the payments that were subsequently made, could operate in extinction of this debt. Mr. Clayton could not draw upon the credit of a fund which he did not know to exist; and, whatever question may arise as to the manner in which the payments are to be imputed, to the old or to the new cash balances, they must be ...
One limitation on the holder's liability in the text of the FTC Holder Rule is that "recovery hereunder by the debtor shall not exceed amounts paid by the debtor hereunder". [6] In other words, the holder's liability to the debtor cannot exceed the amount of the debt actually paid by the debtor to the holder after the note was assigned.
In government finance, a warrant is a written order to pay that instructs a federal, state, or county government treasurer to pay the warrant holder on demand or after a specific date. Such warrants look like checks and clear through the banking system like checks, but are not drawn against cleared funds in a checking account (demand deposit ...
Marquette Nat. Bank of Minneapolis v. First of Omaha Service Corp., 439 U.S. 299 (1978), is a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that state anti-usury laws regulating interest rates cannot be enforced against nationally chartered banks based in other states.
A lien (/ ˈ l iː n / or / ˈ l iː ən /) [Note 1] is a form of security interest granted over an item of property to secure the payment of a debt or performance of some other obligation. The owner of the property, who grants the lien, is referred to as the lienee [ 3 ] and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the ...
Traditional savings accounts often have lower interest rates, while high-yield savings accounts (HYSAs) — offered by many digital and online-only banks — can pay 10 to 20 times more. These ...
A PIK, or payment in kind, is a type of high-risk loan or bond that allows borrowers to pay interest with additional debt, rather than cash. That makes it an expensive, high-risk financing instrument since the size of the debt may increase quickly, leaving lenders with big losses if the borrower is unable to pay back the loan.
A standing order (or a standing instruction) is an instruction a bank account holder ("the payer") gives to their bank to pay a set amount at regular intervals to another's ("the payee's") account. The instruction is sometimes known as a banker's order. They are typically used to pay rent, mortgage or any other fixed regular payments.