Creditor

A person to whom money is owed.

The lending institution providing a loan or credit.

A person or company who provides credit to another person or company functions as a creditor.

For example, if you take out a mortgage or car loan at your bank, then the bank is your creditor. But if you buy a bond issued by a corporation or other institution, you are the creditor because the money you pay to buy the bond is actually a loan to the issuer.

A person or entity that is owed money by another person or entity.

One to whom the debtor owes money or who claims to be owed money by the debtor.

A person, business, or other entity, such as a government agency, to whom a debtor owes money; can be any entity or any person; for example, a savings and loan institution, credit card company, or employee who loses a paycheck if a business goes bankrupt.

A person to whom a debt is owed by another.