September 27th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Posted by admin in Glossary

A factor is an agent or entity that purchases, at a discount, the accounts receivable of a client. Within parameters of the factoring agreement, the factor assumes the responsibility for collection of the receivables as well as some or all of the risk.


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    [...] Posted by admin in Glossary Factoring is the selling of a client’s accounts receivable to a factor, usually at a discount. Factoring can be with recourse or without recourse. In either case, the [...]

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